单词 | forbye |
释义 | forbyeprep.adv. A. prep. 1. Of position: Hard by, near. Obsolete exc. Scottish. ΚΠ 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. ii. sig. O2 As when a Faulcon hath with nimble flight Flowne at a flush of Ducks, foreby the brooke. View more context for this quotation 1858 M. Porteous Real Souter Johnny (ed. 2) 11 The Smith..Had..his snug abode Forbye his smiddy. 2. Of motion: Past; close by. Obsolete exc. archaic. In early use following the object. ΚΠ c1386 G. Chaucer Doctor's Tale 125 Sche cam forby ther the juge stood. a1400 K. Alis. 5487 Alisaunder cometh upon his mule..And flyngeth gode skowr hem forby. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20884 A ded he quickend wit his schade Quils þat he him for-bi glad. c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 5748 The spere..forbi the visage glode. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clvii. 191 They passed foreby the frenchmens busshment. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i. sig. Bb7 A goodly Lady did foreby them rush. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 316 She went on toward the sea, For by the port. 3. figurative. ΚΠ c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 26 A stone Þat Hauelok kast wele forbi euer ilkone. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 13314 To petre..For-bi all his oþer feris, Mast priuelege he gaf. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxiii. 107 Sutell of witte..forby any oþer folk of þe werld. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 4930 To take ffleshe of thi wombe for be othere wymmen alle. ΚΠ a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3988 For-bi min red queð ðu non del. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 27365 Hu soft it her es for to mend Forbi þat pine wit-vten end. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) vii. 25 Þat es þe cause þat þai er so gude chepe þare, forby in oþer places. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxii. 101 Wymmen..þat er wedded beres crownes..þat þai may be knawen by forby þaim þat er vnweddid. 5. Besides; not to mention. Only northern or archaic. ΚΠ c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. xiii. xvi. f. 199v/1 For by thir thre erllis and lord foresaid. 1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 108 Twenty-four ministers..forby elders. a1698 W. Row Suppl. in R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) x. 272 The special causes were forby the confession of sins to beg a blessing to the King. 1817 Lady L. Stuart in W. Scott Fam. Lett. (1894) I. 404 Forbye the young, I have met with an established Blue-stocking who had never heard of Sir William Temple. 1879 R. Browning Ned Bratts in Idyls I. 18 The regular crowd forbye. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 90 No doubt he had many a sin on his soul, forbye murder. 6. = by prep. 28. ΚΠ 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xi. sig. X4 He tooke her vp forby the lilly hand, And her recomforted. View more context for this quotation B. adv. 1. Of motion: a. Aside. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb] > aside or to the side asidec1330 forbyec1330 besidea1400 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 286 He turned not forbi for leue ne for loth. c1330 Arth. & Merl. 3361 A little forbi he smot. 1802 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border II. 18 When he cam to his ladye's bour door, He stude a little forebye. b. Along, past. Now rare. Also, figurative. †to go forby: to be passed over or slighted. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adverb] > pass by forbyec1330 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > be careless or negligent [verb (intransitive)] > be or remain neglected > be passed over or neglected to go forbyc1330 the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > in the past or over and done with arrear1587 irremeably1805 forbye1862 down the river1930 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 110 Right ȝede þer forby, þe barons did no skille. 1423 Kingis Quair xxx To se the warld and folk that went forby. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) x. 345 Bot I Will lat fele off yaim pas forby. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) cxvi. 413 He salutyd them in passynge forby. 1862 W. W. Story Roba di Roma (1864) 78 That time has been long forbye. 2. Besides, in addition. ΚΠ ?1590–1 J. Burel Discription Queens Entry Edinb. in Poems sig. M2v The vther Burgissis forby, Wer cled in thair pontificall. 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) I. 25 Forby, how sweet the numbers chime. a1810 R. Tannahill Poet. Wks. (1846) 77 Forby he had a bashfu' spirit. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xii. 106 There are the bairns forby..that must be learned their letters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < prep.adv.a1325 |
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