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Where does “forby” come from?

forby (English) comes from Middle English forby.

forby (English): Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary;...

Definitions

  1. Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary;...

Ancestry of “forby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforby—

Words derived from “forby”

  • forbyland
Every word from Middle English forby →