forby

Meanings

Adjective

• Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.

Adverb

• Past; by; beyond.
• Uncommonly; exceptionally.

Related

Similar words

• next to

Origin

• From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- + by. Compare Saterland Frisian foarbie ("beyond, past"), Dutch voorbij ("past"), Low German vörbi, German vorbei ("gone, past"), Danish forbi, Swedish förbi. More at fore, by.