Definition of "forby" in İngilizce

adjective

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.

   • He's a forbye man.

adverb

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond.

2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommonly; exceptionally.

   • He was forby kind.

preposition

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.

2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic, of time) Past; gone by; over.

3. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Near; beside; by, close to.

4. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) On one side; out of the way.

5. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.

   • There was other six forby me.

6. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) With the exception of; not taking into account.