单词 | foreward |
释义 | † forewardn.1 Obsolete. An agreement, compact, covenant, promise. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] > an agreement forewardOE accordc1275 covenant1297 end1297 form1297 frettec1330 conjurationc1374 treatc1380 bargainc1386 contractc1386 comenaunt1389 compositionc1405 treaty1427 pact1429 paction1440 reconventionc1449 treatisea1464 hostage1470 packa1475 trystc1480 bond (also band) of manrent1482 covenance1484 concordance1490 patisement1529 capitulation1535 conventmenta1547 convenience1551 compact1555 negotiation1563 sacrament1563 match1569 consortship1592 after-agreementa1600 combourgeoisie1602 convention1603 comburghership1606 transaction1611 end-makingc1613 obligement1627 bare contract1641 stipulation1649 accompackmentc1650 rue-bargaina1657 concordat1683 minute1720 tacka1758 understanding1803 meet1804 it's a go1821 deal1863 whizz1869 stand-in1870 gentlemen's agreement1880 meeting of minds1883 OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1109 Ðær wurdon þa fore-wearda full worhte. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 548 Al þat forward [c1300 Otho foreward] was ilest. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 215 Þet me maki uorewerdes. c1450 Chester Pl., Deluge 345 A forwarde now with thie I make. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † forewardn.2 Obsolete. 1. The first line of an army, vanguard, front. in foreward: in the van. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front forerunnerseOE vantward1297 formerward13.. forme-ward13.. vamward1338 fronta1375 pointa1382 frontier?a1400 vawarda1400 forayc1425 avantwardc1440 avant-garde1470 vanward1476 vantguard1485 vanguard1487 foreward1490 forefront1513 foremen1577 forefight?1611 vaunta1616 van1633 first line1663 front line1677 firing line1859 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) i. 41 Fyrste of alle came the forewarde wyth the Oryflame. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy iv. 1148 Nestor..Fare shall before the forward to lead. 1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. Pref. sig. a.vijv Vpon the syde whearof our foreward stoode. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 617 After a short resistance hee discomfited the Foreward of King Richard. 1664 Floddan Field vi. 52 And that in foreward with his Grace He should him find fit for to fight. 2. The command of the van; a position in the van. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military service > [noun] > leading or commanding > command of vanguard forewardc1450 c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) l. 732. c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) l. 502 King Lukafer..shalle have the Fowarde. c1460 Otterbourne 102 in Percy's Reliq. Thou arte my eme, The forwarde I gyve to the. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 11 The forward in al battels belongeth to them. Derivatives fore-ˈwarder n. one of the foreward or vanguard. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by position > [noun] > in front or vanguard fore-rider1488 fore-warder1611 fore-fighter1883 frontliner1917 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. v. 192/2 Caligula..lost the defense of his fore-warders, and the straitnesse of the place permitted not his gard to follow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † forewardv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To guard, or fortify in front. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fortify [verb (transitive)] > fortify in front foreward1610 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 817 Which she hath so forewarded againe, with a counter scarfe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1OEn.2c1450v.1610 |
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