† formeadj.¹

Forms: Old English forma, forme, Middle English–1500s forme, Middle English Orm. forrme, Middle English firme, furme, vorme, Middle English form, Middle English ferme.

Etymology: Old English forma = Old Frisian forma , Old Saxon formo < Old Germanic *formon- , a superlative (with -m- suffix as in Latin prīmus ) from the root of fore adv. A variant is Old English fruma (early Middle English frume n., beginning) = Gothic fruma.

Obsolete.

a. Earliest in time or serial order, first; also, the first of two, former.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > first or prior to all others

formec888

eldestc897

firstlOE

originalc1350

foremosta1400

furthermost?a1400

primary?a1425

primatea1425

primea1500

arch1574

soon1591

origin1632

utter1634

premier1652

aboriginary1653

furthest1653

fontal1656

principial1699

première1768

protological1936

first-ever1955

c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xv Hu gesælig seo forme eld was þises middangeardes.

OE Beowulf 2286 Frea sceawode fira fyrngeweorc forman siðe.

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 818 The vox kan..turne ut from his forme weie.

a1330 Otuel 1572 King karnifees..slouȝ him ate forme dunt.

c1425 Seven Sages (P.) 373 Yf I speke loude or stille, With the forme word I sal deye.

c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 4006 Oure forme fadere and modere.

absolute and elliptical.c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) x. 2 Se forma ys Simon.a1175 Cott. Hom. 243 Of the formen seieð sanctus paulus. Non est [etc.].c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12552 Þe uorme wes Belin.c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 38 Hit arn fettled in on forme, þe forme & þe laste.c1420 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 447 As iij is nyne, as ij is ten, the forme Thelleuth is with.

b. Previous to the present; former, early.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective]

ererc888

fernOE

oldOE

formerc1160

ratherc1330

before-goingc1384

formerc1384

forenexta1400

formea1400

while1399

antecedentc1400

precedentc1400

anteceding?a1425

late1446

whilom1452

preceding?a1475

forne1485

fore1490

heretofore1491

foregoing1530

toforegoing1532

further1557

firster1571

then1584

elder1594

quondam1598

forehand1600

previant1601

preallable1603

prior1607

anterior1608

previal1613

once1620

previous1621

predecessivea1627

antecedaneous?1631

preventive1641

prior1641

precedaneous1645

preventional1649

antegredient1652

senior1655

prevenient1656

precedential1661

antecedental1763

past-gone1784

antevenient1800

aforetime1835

one-time1850

onewhile1882

foretime1894

erstwhile1903

antecedane-

ere-

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22229 In form tide.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 8583 Þe forme dawes.

c. quasi-n. The beginning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun]

ordeOE

thresholdeOE

frumthc950

anginOE

frumeOE

worthOE

beginninga1225

springc1225

commencementc1250

ginninga1300

comsingc1325

entryc1330

aginning1340

alphac1384

incomea1400

formec1400

ingressc1420

birtha1425

principlea1449

comsementa1450

resultancec1450

inition1463

inceptiona1483

entering1526

originala1529

inchoation1530

opening1531

starting1541

principium1550

entrance1553

onset1561

rise1589

begin1590

ingate1591

overture1595

budding1601

initiationa1607

starting off1616

dawninga1631

dawn1633

impriminga1639

start1644

fall1647

initial1656

outset1664

outsettinga1698

going off1714

offsetting1782

offset1791

commence1794

aurora1806

incipiency1817

set-out1821

set-in1826

throw-off1828

go-off1830

outstart1844

start1857

incipience1864

oncome1865

kick-off1875

off-go1886

off1896

get-go1960

lift-off1967

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 499 Þe forme to þe fynisment foldeȝ ful selden.

2. Foremost in position, rank, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective]

furtherc1000

foremostc1275

formerc1384

farther1398

fornec1440

fore?a1513

forme1523

anterior1611

first1647

head1691

vanward1820

leading1825

forwardmost1834

14.. Rom. Alexander in Roland & V. (1836) p. xx. Antiogus hadde the form gard, Tholomeu the rereward.

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 595 And with his forme foot he shoke forth this wrytyng.

Compounds

firme birth n. rights of primogeniture; = birthright n.; see first birth n. at first adj., adv., and n.² Compounds 1b(b).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > [noun] > hereditary > right of primogeniture

birtha1325

firme birtha1325

first birtha1387

first-birth right1535

right of primogeniture1602

primogeniture1614

primogenitivea1616

primogenitureship1622

ploughman's fee1660

majorat1827

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1484 Ðe fader luuede esau wel For firme birðe & swete mel.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1501 Firme birðe was wurði wune, Ðe fader dede ðe firme sune.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1497 Ðat ic ðin firme birðehe gete.

forme-fader n. (a) (our) first father, Adam; (b) = forefather n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun]

elder-fathereOE

fatherOE

elder971

alderOE

eldfatherOE

forme-fadera1200

ancestorc1300

grandsirec1300

aiela1325

belsirea1325

predecessora1325

forefather1377

morea1382

progenitorc1384

antecessorc1400

forn-fatherc1460

forebear1488

ancient1540

antecestrec1550

fore-grandsirec1550

grandfather1575

ascendant1604

forerunnera1616

ancienter1654

tupuna1845

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > first ancestor or patriarch > Adam and Eve as > Adam

forme-fadera1200

a1200 Moral Ode 195 Ure forme fader gult, we abuȝeð alle.

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxviii. 21 Oure form-fadirs þat god blamyd.

c1394 P. Pl. Crede 808 He..descended a-doune to þe derke helle, And fet oute our formfaderes.

c1440 York Myst. xxiii. 81 Oure fforme-ffadyrs full fayne Wold see this solempne sight.

forme-moder n. (our) first mother, Eve.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > first ancestor or patriarch > Adam and Eve as > Eve

EveeOE

forme-modera1450

grandam1531

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxx. l. 404 The grete wronge That oure form Modir dyde.

forme-mete n. early meat, breakfast.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > breakfast or morning meal

forme-metea1175

breakfast1463

disjune1491

jentation1599

jenticulation1658

meat breakfast1728

English breakfast1773

déjeuner1787

dejeune1788

fork-breakfast1812

tea-breakfast1825

cooked breakfast1848

chota hazri1863

hunt-breakfast1877

petit déjeuner1879

brekker1889

brekkie1904

Continental breakfast1911

prayer breakfast1930

Oslo breakfast1937

fry1959

a1175 Cott. Hom. 231 Me..sceolde..ȝiefe him his forme~mete þat him to lang ne þuhte to abiden oð se laford to þe none inn come.

forme-ward n. vanguard.

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

13.. K. Alis. 5733 Of the forme-ward he herd grete cry For hy weren assailed of olifauntz.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	forme
释义	† formeadj.¹ Forms: Old English forma, forme, Middle English–1500s forme, Middle English Orm. forrme, Middle English firme, furme, vorme, Middle English form, Middle English ferme. Etymology: Old English forma = Old Frisian forma , Old Saxon formo < Old Germanic formon- , a superlative (with -m-* suffix as in Latin prīmus ) from the root of fore adv. A variant is Old English fruma (early Middle English frume n., beginning) = Gothic fruma. Obsolete. 1. a. Earliest in time or serial order, first; also, the first of two, former. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > first or prior to all others formec888 eldestc897 firstlOE originalc1350 foremosta1400 furthermost?a1400 primary?a1425 primatea1425 primea1500 arch1574 soon1591 origin1632 utter1634 premier1652 aboriginary1653 furthest1653 fontal1656 principial1699 première1768 protological1936 first-ever1955 c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xv Hu gesælig seo forme eld was þises middangeardes. OE Beowulf 2286 Frea sceawode fira fyrngeweorc forman siðe. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 818 The vox kan..turne ut from his forme weie. a1330 Otuel 1572 King karnifees..slouȝ him ate forme dunt. c1425 Seven Sages (P.) 373 Yf I speke loude or stille, With the forme word I sal deye. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 4006 Oure forme fadere and modere. absolute and elliptical.c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) x. 2 Se forma ys Simon.a1175 Cott. Hom. 243 Of the formen seieð sanctus paulus. Non est [etc.].c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12552 Þe uorme wes Belin.c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 38 Hit arn fettled in on forme, þe forme & þe laste.c1420 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 447 As iij is nyne, as ij is ten, the forme Thelleuth is with. b. Previous to the present; former, early. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] ererc888 fernOE oldOE oldOE formerc1160 ratherc1330 before-goingc1384 formerc1384 forenexta1400 formea1400 while1399 antecedentc1400 precedentc1400 anteceding?a1425 late1446 whilom1452 preceding?a1475 forne1485 fore1490 heretofore1491 foregoing1530 toforegoing1532 further1557 firster1571 then1584 elder1594 quondam1598 forehand1600 previant1601 preallable1603 prior1607 anterior1608 previal1613 once1620 previous1621 predecessivea1627 antecedaneous?1631 preventive1641 prior1641 precedaneous1645 preventional1649 antegredient1652 senior1655 prevenient1656 precedential1661 antecedental1763 past-gone1784 antevenient1800 aforetime1835 one-time1850 onewhile1882 foretime1894 erstwhile1903 antecedane- ere- a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22229 In form tide. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 8583 Þe forme dawes. c. quasi-n. The beginning. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] ordeOE thresholdeOE frumthc950 anginOE frumeOE worthOE beginninga1225 springc1225 springc1225 commencementc1250 ginninga1300 comsingc1325 entryc1330 aginning1340 alphac1384 incomea1400 formec1400 ingressc1420 birtha1425 principlea1449 comsementa1450 resultancec1450 inition1463 inceptiona1483 entering1526 originala1529 inchoation1530 opening1531 starting1541 principium1550 entrance1553 onset1561 rise1589 begin1590 ingate1591 overture1595 budding1601 initiationa1607 starting off1616 dawninga1631 dawn1633 impriminga1639 start1644 fall1647 initial1656 outset1664 outsettinga1698 going off1714 offsetting1782 offset1791 commence1794 aurora1806 incipiency1817 set-out1821 set-in1826 throw-off1828 go-off1830 outstart1844 start1857 incipience1864 oncome1865 kick-off1875 off-go1886 off1896 get-go1960 lift-off1967 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 499 Þe forme to þe fynisment foldeȝ ful selden. 2. Foremost in position, rank, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective] furtherc1000 foremostc1275 formerc1384 farther1398 fornec1440 fore?a1513 forme1523 anterior1611 first1647 head1691 vanward1820 leading1825 forwardmost1834 14.. Rom. Alexander in Roland & V. (1836) p. xx. Antiogus hadde the form gard, Tholomeu the rereward. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 595 And with his forme foot he shoke forth this wrytyng. Compounds firme birth n. rights of primogeniture; = birthright n.; see first birth n. at first adj., adv., and n.² Compounds 1b(b). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > [noun] > hereditary > right of primogeniture birtha1325 firme birtha1325 first birtha1387 first-birth right1535 right of primogeniture1602 primogeniture1614 primogenitivea1616 primogenitureship1622 ploughman's fee1660 majorat1827 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1484 Ðe fader luuede esau wel For firme birðe & swete mel. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1501 Firme birðe was wurði wune, Ðe fader dede ðe firme sune. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1497 Ðat ic ðin firme birðehe gete. forme-fader n. (a) (our) first father, Adam; (b) = forefather n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] elder-fathereOE fatherOE elder971 alderOE eldfatherOE forme-fadera1200 ancestorc1300 grandsirec1300 aiela1325 belsirea1325 predecessora1325 forefather1377 morea1382 progenitorc1384 antecessorc1400 forn-fatherc1460 forebear1488 ancient1540 antecestrec1550 fore-grandsirec1550 grandfather1575 ascendant1604 forerunnera1616 ancienter1654 tupuna1845 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > first ancestor or patriarch > Adam and Eve as > Adam forme-fadera1200 a1200 Moral Ode 195 Ure forme fader gult, we abuȝeð alle. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxviii. 21 Oure form-fadirs þat god blamyd. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 808 He..descended a-doune to þe derke helle, And fet oute our formfaderes. c1440 York Myst. xxiii. 81 Oure fforme-ffadyrs full fayne Wold see this solempne sight. forme-moder n. (our) first mother, Eve. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > first ancestor or patriarch > Adam and Eve as > Eve EveeOE forme-modera1450 grandam1531 a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxx. l. 404 The grete wronge That oure form Modir dyde. forme-mete n. early meat, breakfast. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > breakfast or morning meal forme-metea1175 breakfast1463 disjune1491 jentation1599 jenticulation1658 meat breakfast1728 English breakfast1773 déjeuner1787 dejeune1788 fork-breakfast1812 tea-breakfast1825 cooked breakfast1848 chota hazri1863 hunt-breakfast1877 petit déjeuner1879 brekker1889 brekkie1904 Continental breakfast1911 prayer breakfast1930 Oslo breakfast1937 fry1959 a1175 Cott. Hom. 231 Me..sceolde..ȝiefe him his forme~mete þat him to lang ne þuhte to abiden oð se laford to þe none inn come. forme-ward n. vanguard. 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 13.. K. Alis. 5733 Of the forme-ward he herd grete cry For hy weren assailed of olifauntz. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹c888
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† formeadj.1

Compounds

† formeadj.¹