† forouthadv.prep.
Scottish. Obsolete.
A. adv.
a. Of position: In front.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > front > [adverb]
aforeOE
forneOE
beforeOE
aforewarda1200
afornonc1275
toforec1330
onwardc1385
bifornysc1420
forouth1487
ahead1568
afrontc1570
forwardly1578
anteriorly1598
foremostly1607
devant1609
forward1619
forward on1630
front-wise1774
vanward1827
out front1934
upfront1937
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiv. 242 The Erll thomas wes forrouth ay.
b. Of direction: Forward.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb]
awayeOE
forneOE
forthc1000
forthwardc1175
furtherlyc1175
toforec1330
forea1400
forwarda1400
furtherwarda1400
avauntc1400
forwardsc1400
onwardc1425
toward1426
forouth1487
up to ——1516
forth on1529
onwards1540
aheada1615
forrita1796
advancingly1820
onwardly1831
forwardly1876
the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > [adverb]
beforeeOE
aforeOE
toforec1330
forthwitha1400
forwitha1400
forouth1487
ahead1578
foremostly1607
on1792
forward1838
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 202 Ta Fifty weill Armyt, and forouth ga [1489 Adv. furth ga].
c. Of time: Before, beforehand.
ΘΚΠ
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
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvi. 504 As ȝe forrouth herd me tell.
B. prep.
Of time or place: Before.
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 > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > in advance of [preposition]
atforec1000
forneOE
toforec1000
forouthc1375
forwitha1400
forrow1474
the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > antecedence [preposition] > before
aforeeOE
toOE
toforea1000
atforea1250
forouthc1375
fornea1400
forrow1474
tilla1616
in advance1680
A1807
pre1960
c1375 Sc. Troy-bk. ii. 722 The Gregeois swyth Aryvede..A litill foroweth þe evennynge.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xi. 341 Evyn forrouth hym suld ga The vaward.
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 163 I sall..Hald It..as myn eldris forouth me.
a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 5776 Þai gaderit þaim al..And schupe þaim forowthe þaim to be.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
<
adv.prep.c1375