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forgather, foregather, v. Chiefly Sc.|fəˈgæðə(r), fɔə-|
Also 6 -gadder, Sc. -gader.
[f. for- prefix1 + gather. Cf. Du. vergaderen, Flem. 16th c. vergaederen to assemble.]
1. intr. To gather together, assemble.
1513Douglas æneis vii. xiv. 30 Ane ost of futmen..Thik forgadderis the large feyldis about. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 62 The Scottis all forgadderit in Argyle. a1774Fergusson King's Birthday Poems (1845) 1 In London town Whare fouk..Forgather aft..To drink and tipple. 1895H. P. Robinson Men born equal 329 Three or four other men forgathered with them in the wine-room over the coffee and cigars.
2. To encounter, meet; esp. to meet with. ‘Now commonly used to denote an accidental meeting’ (Jam.).
1600R. Logan in Pitcairn Crim. Trials (1833) II. 282 Incase ye and M.A.R. forgader,..be very var vith his raklese toyis of Padoa. 1676W. Row Contn. Blair's Autobiog. ix. (1848) 142 They forgathered with a mighty hurricane out of the north-west. 1737Ramsay Scot. Prov. Ded., Ye fergather wi' your friends at kirk. 1786Burns Twa Dogs 6 'Twas in that place..Twa dogs..Forgather'd ance upon a time. 1873G. C. Davies Mount. & Mere xix. 178, I foregathered with an ancient fisherman.
b. To associate with. to forgather up: to take up with, become attached to.
1782Burns Death Poor Mailie x, O, may thou ne'er forgather up Wi' ony blastit, moorland toop. 1858Times 30 Nov. 6/6 For this..purpose he forgathered with the privates of the regiment, and treated them.
3. ? To come together in marriage.
1768Ross Helenore ii. 100 Fouk ay had best begin wi' dealing fair, Altho' they sud forgether ne'er so bare.
Hence forˈgathered ppl. a., assembled. forˈgathering vbl. n., the action of gathering together; also, an assembly, gathering, or meeting.
1823Tennant Cardinal Beaton ii. i. 33 ‘You're awing me a pint o' gin for this forgatherin.’ 1839Bailey Festus xix. (1848) 206 There rose a shout From the foregathered multitudes. 1868Dickens Let. 21 Mar., We hold all sorts of hearty foregatherings. 1884St. James's Gaz. 8 Aug. 3/1 The fears and doubts of nations are laid to rest by the foregathering of the imperial cousins. |