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forby

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5 lettersPronunciation /fəˈbʌɪ/Sorted bforyStarts with FEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Unusual, uncommon, or out of the ordinary.

Word origin

From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- + by. Compare Saterland Frisian foarbie (“beyond, past”), West Frisian foarby (“over, beyond, past”), Dutch voorbij (“beyond, past”), Low German vörbi, vörbie (“over, up, gone, finished, past”), German vorbei (“over, gone, past”), Danish forbi, Swedish förbi. More at fore, by.

Used in a sentence

  • He's a forbye man.
  • To see the world and folk that went forby, […]
  • He was forby kind.

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