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† ˈforto, ˈfort(e, prep. and conj. Obs.
[f. for prep. + to prep.]
A. prep. Till, until; up to, as far as.
c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 33 Al mankin was wunende on muchele wowe..forte þat ilke time þat [etc.]. a1225Ancr. R. 38 ‘Aue Maria’, uort ‘Dominus tecum’. 1297R. Glouc. (1724) 463 Þe kyng..vorto Mydewynter ney byseged þe emperesse. c1330Arth. & Merl. 4796 That strengthe him last Fort arnemorwe. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 25 Alle þe woke longe, forto Saturday at none.
b. In conjunctional phrase, fort(e that: until.
c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 51 Þe king of babilonie bilai þe burh ierusalem, forte þat hit [= he it] wan. c1275Lay. 11518 Mauric verde vorþ riht..forte that he come to Maximian. c1330King of Tars 396 The mayden..al niht lay and wepe Forte that day gon dawe. 1362Langl. P. Pl. A. vii. 2 A gyde, That mihte folwen us vch a fote forte that we come there. c1450Two Cookery-bks. 114 Wash hem [peson] clene in cold water, fort that ye holys go of.
B. conj. Till, until.
c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 23 For to þe time cam þat he heregede helle. c1275Lay. 7563 Alle dai was þat fiht forte hit were dorcke niþt. 13..Guy Warw. (A.) 668 No grome louen y no may Fort he be kniȝt. c1440Marriage Serv. in Bk. Offices (MS. Hereford Cath. No. 45), Ich ― take the ― to my wedded wife..forte deth us departe. c1450Two Cookery-bks. ii. 114 Nym a pond of ris, seth hem fort hit berste. |