Definitions For Forby

Verb

{{nn-verb-irreg, forbyr, forbaud, past_tense2=forbydde, forbode, past_part2=forbydd, past_part3=forbydt}} {{catlangname, nn, strong verbs, class 2 strong verbs}} to ban, forbid, prohibit

Related terms

{{l, nn, forbod}} {{l, nn, forboden}}

Preposition

{{en-prep}} (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) beyond, beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover. (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic, of time) past, past; gone by; over. (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) near, near; beside; by, close to. (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) On one side; out of the way. (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) besides, besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention. : There was other six forby me. (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) with the exception of, with the exception of; not taking into account.

Synonyms

near next to besides beyond, on top of; see also thesaurus:in addition to with the exception of; barring, except for, save for; see also thesaurus:except

Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb

{{en-adv}} (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) past, past; by; beyond. (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) uncommonly, uncommonly; exceptionally. : He was forby kind.

Adjective

(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) uncommon, uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior. : He's a forbye man.

Alternative forms

{{alter, nn, forbyde, forbyda, , long forms}}

Etymology

From {{der, nn, non, fyrirbjóða}}