† forwithadv.prep.
Obsolete.
a. = before adv., prep., conj., and n. (used of place, time, order, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition]
toforea900
aforeeOE
atforec1000
forneOE
beforeOE
forne toc1175
afornonc1275
forne an, atc1275
forouthc1375
aforewardc1380
before the face ofa1382
forwitha1400
forne inc1540
afront1558
ahead1578
in (the) front of1609
in advance1656
forward of1838
front of1843
the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adverb]
erea900
beforeeOE
forec1000
toforec1175
therebeforec1200
toforehand1258
forne toc1275
orc1275
andersitha1300
alreadyc1300
rather?1316
beforehandc1330
erstc1330
aforec1350
theretoforea1375
aforehanda1387
forthwitha1400
forwitha1400
or?a1400
ereward14..
toforetimec1400
aforetimes1429
aforetime1433
afore seasons1463
heretoforetime1481
forouth1487
aforrow?a1513
beforrow1568
paravant1590
antecedently1593
formerly1596
precedently1611
preveniently1633
preallably1652
previously1655
precedaneously1657
somewhiles1657
antecedaneously1661
aft1674
prior1675
anteriorly1681
antecedent1690
previous1712
priorly1742
the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > [adverb]
beforeeOE
aforeOE
toforec1330
forthwitha1400
forwitha1400
forouth1487
ahead1578
foremostly1607
on1792
forward1838
the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > in advance of [preposition]
atforec1000
forneOE
toforec1000
forouthc1375
forwitha1400
forrow1474
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > precede or follow in order [preposition] > preceding in order
beforeOE
toforea1387
forwitha1400
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 215 Dreri days fiueten..sal cum for-wit domes day.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 1068 Þis caym þat i forwid melte vnto his broþer ire he bare.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11499 Melchior..Wit recles forwit him he fell.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11007 For-þi sent iesus iohn forwith, Ar he him-self til vs wald kyth.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11006 He þat suld cum help vr hele Sent him forwit his bedele.
a1400–50 Alexander 15 I forwith ȝow alle ettillis to schewe Of ane Emperoure.
a1400–50 Alexander 1675 As our fadirs has folowid forwith þis time.
a1400–50 Alexander 2242 Quare-to feynys þou þis fare for-with myne eȝen?
b. With ere, than.
ΚΠ
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14423 Als i haf teld you forwit ar.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 10953 He praid in þe kyrk allan, Als he forwit þan was wont.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 10904 Als neuer did womman forwit ar.
c. = forthwith adv. Perhaps: = immediately, at once.
ΚΠ
c1430 Two Cookery-bks. i. 41 & put raw ȝolkys of Eyroun ij or iij þer-to, & choppe for-with.
1609 Bible (Douay) I. Josh. ii. 7 They being gone out the gate forwith was shutte.
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