▪ I. forth, adv., prep., and n.
(fɔəθ)
Forms: 1 forð, forþ, (fordh, forht), 3–4 south. vorth, 3–6 forthe, (3 ford, 4 ferth, forgh), 4–6 furth(e, (5 firth), 5–6 fourthe, 6–7 forrth.
[OE. forð = OFris., OS. forth (Du. voort), MHG. vort (mod.Ger. fort):—OTeut. *furþo- (represented also in Goth. faurþis further):—pre-Teut. *p{racu}to-, a derivative with suffix -to- of the root which appears in fore adv.
Criticized as obsolete by Gray in letter to Dr. Beattie 8 Mar. 1771.]
A. adv.
1. Of movement or direction: Forwards; opposed to backwards. Obs. exc. in back and forth, now only U.S. (? or dial.) = ‘backwards and forwards’. † Also, with ellipsis of go. Cf. 6 b.
| c 1000 ælfric Josh. viii. 20 [Hi] ne mihton ðanon fleon, ne forþ ne underbæc. c 1380 Wyclif Wks. (1880) 155 Þat riȝtwisnesse may not forþ in her vertuouse lyuynge. c 1430 Hymns Virg. 97 While riȝt schal forþ, & no mercie. 1535 Coverdale Ezra v. 8 Y⊇ worke goeth fast forth. 1543 T. Basil in Strype Eccl. Mem. I. l. 383 If his grace go forth as he hath begun, he shall [etc.]. 1548 Hall Chron., Hen. V (an. 3) 49 Eche armye..beyng in open sight..every man cried furth, furth. 1599 Shakes. Hen. V, ii. ii. 189 Then forth, deare Countreymen. 1607 Dekker & Webster Northw. Hoe i. i, Forth, Son. 1613 T. Jackson Apost. Creede i. 196 Lengthning the time by..vnnecessarie turnings, backe and forth. 1839 [see back adv. 14]. 1882 Macm. Mag. XLVI. 203 Back and forth her needle goes. |
† b. Expressing promptitude or eagerness for action.
to set (a person) forth: to urge forward.
to make oneself forth: to bestir oneself, prepare.
| c 1470 Henry Wallace iv. 482 To tak him in thai maid thaim redy ford. Ibid. viii. 752 The knycht Cambell..At the north ȝett, and Ramsay maid thaim ford. 1553 T. Wilson Rhet. (1580) 67 Good will settyng me forthe with the foremost: I can not chuse but write. 1560 Rolland Crt. Venus ii. 209 In euerie Camp the proudest man armait His pray was ay, and maid him euer ford. |
† 2. Onwards from a specified point; continuously in one direction; without deviation or interruption. So
right forth (see
right a.);
forth on.
| 847 Charter æthelwulf in O.E. Texts 434 From ðæm stane forð on ðone herepað on ðone dic. 1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls) 171 Fram þe on ende of engelond vorþ to þe other end. 1424 E.E. Wills (1882) 61 And þanne forth as hit is a-fore declared. 1450–1530 Myrr. our Ladye 292 The seconde parte, that ys from Laudamus te furthe to the ende. 1535 Coverdale Ezek. vi. 14 From the wildernesse off Deblat forth. |
† b. Appended to another
adv., giving the additional notion of ‘for some distance in the specified direction, everywhere in the specified locality’, as
beneath-forth,
within-forth,
without-forth (for
quots. see those words); also
about-forth, for some distance round;
otherwise forth, in all other respects.
Obs.| c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 223 Whanne þou wolt kutte þis enpostym, þou schalt but kutte abouteforþ in þe skyn. 1587 Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1955/2 He would..not onelie restore him to his former libertie, but otherwise forth be readie to pleasure him. |
† c. In early
ME. forth mid, later
forth with = ‘along with’. Also
absol., along with him, them, etc.: at the same time with something else.
| c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 117 Þenne losiað fele saulen and he seolf forð mid for his ȝemeleste. Ibid. 123 Þenne bið he gredi þes eses and forswoleȝeð þene hoc forð mid þan ese. a 1200 Moral Ode 90 in E.E.P. (1862) 28 To heuenriche he scullen, ford mid vre drihte. c 1325 Know Thyself 95 ibid. 132 Amende þe mon euene forþ mydde. c 1386 Chaucer Pars. T. ¶345 There is also costlewe furringe in hir gounes..forth with the superfluitee in lengthe of the forseide gownes. 1460 Lybeaus Disc. 1474 (Kaluza) Forþ wiþ þe scholder bon His riȝt arm fell anoon Into þe feld. |
† d. forth with that: at the same moment that.
Cf. forthwithal and
forthwith.
Obs.| 1541 R. Copland Galyen's Terap. 2 A iv, The ende of the bathynge..shalbe forth with that the partycle becometh ruddy and ryse in a lumpe. |
3. Of extent in time: Onwards, immediately afterwards and continuously. Now only in phrases
from this time (day, etc.) forth (somewhat
arch.), and in combs.
henceforth,
thenceforth, etc.
† always forth: continually, ever more and more, so
ever forth,
aye forth (
OE. á forð), for which see
ever,
aye.
| a 700 Epinal Gloss. 529 In dies crudesceret: a fordh. c 1230 Hali Meid. 25 Þat laðliche beast leaueð & last forð. a 1300 Cursor M. 3758 In dew and gress sere o þorth Sal be þi blissing fra no forth. a 1450 Le Morte Arth. 1668 In the castelle thay gan forthe lende. 1535 Coverdale Haggai ii. 10 Considre then from this daye forth. 1559 Fecknam in Strype Ann. Ref. I. App. ix. 24 Which of them bothe is..allwayes forth one and agreeable with it self. 1577 Holinshed Scot. Chron. I. 394/2 The King..assigned hir foorth sufficient reuenewes. 1601 Shakes. Jul. C. iv. iii. 48 From this day forth, Ile vse you for my Mirth. 1611 Bible Ps. cxiii. 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord: from this time forth. 1850 Dickens Child's Dream Star, Househ. Wds. I. 25 From that hour forth, the child looked out upon the star as on the Home he was to go to. |
† b. Expressing continuity or progressiveness of action; joined to a verb, and giving the sense ‘to go on doing’ what the verb denotes.
Cf. on.
Obs.| Beowulf (Z.) 948 Heald forð tela niwe sibbe! O.E. Chron. an. 534 (Laud MS.) Cynric..rixade forþ xxvi wintra. 1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls) 6576 Þat water dude uorþ is kunde & wax euere uaste. c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. (1725) 174 If he forth has grace, as he now bigynnes. c 1380 Wyclif Wks. (1880) 135 Possessioners may holden forþe here seculer lordischipis. 1399 Pol. Poems (Rolls) I. 371 Beholde the book onys..and if ȝe savere sum delle, se it fforth overe. 1428 E.E. Wills (1882) 81, I woll that myne Executours..parfourme forth my deuouaciouns forth as I was wonte. 1477 Earl Rivers (Caxton) Dictes 7 b, Pray him of his merci he wol kepe you forthe. 1542 Recorde Gr. Artes C iv b, Whiche, after you haue well practysed, then maie you learne forth. 1563 Homilies ii. Agst. Idolatry iii. (1859) 216 If you read on forth, it expoundeth itself. a 1615 Brieue Cron. Erlis of Ross (1850) 17 He bigged furth the Dortour. 1808 Scott Marm. ii. xxx, Now, men of death, work forth your will. |
† c. to make forth (long, longer): to protract.
| 1565–73 Cooper Thesaurus, Contexere longius..I might make forth this verse longer. 1611 Shakes. Cymb. iv. ii. 149 The Boy Fideles sickenesse Did make my way long forth. |
† d. Further, moreover, also.
Obs.| c 1315 Shoreham 9 Ne mede ne forthe no other licour That chaungeth wateres kende, Ne longeth nauȝt to cristendom. 1481 Caxton Reynard (Arb.) 34 My lorde the kynge, and dere quene, and forth alle ye that here stande. |
† 4. At or to an advanced point:
a. of position or progress.
Obs.| a 1225 Ancr. R. 374 Monie þet beoð ful uorð iðe weie touward heouene. a 1300 Cursor M. 11027 (Gött.) Elizabeth, þat wele forth stadd. Ibid. 11203 (Cott.) Þan was sco gan sua forth, þat mild, Þat sco was at hir time o child. c 1400 Mandeville (1839) xvii. 180 More forthe toward the parties septemtrioneles: it [the North Pole] is 62 Degrees. |
† b. of time.
forth days, nighte;
forth in with even: late in the day, night, or evening.
Obs.| a 1300 Birth of Jesus 576 in Altengl. Leg. (Horstm.) 91 Vorþ niȝte hit was. 1388 Wyclif Mark vi. 35 Whanne it was forth daies [cum hora multa fieret], his disciplis camen. a 1400 Sir Perc. 825 Tille one the morne at forthe dayes, He mett a wyche. a 1400–50 Alexander 3055 Þen quen þai fange to ȝe fliȝt was furth in with euyn. 1470–85 Malory Arthur xx. v. 804 Or it be forth dayes. |
5. Forward, into view. Only with such verbs as
bring,
come,
show,
put, etc.: see the verbs.
| c 900 tr. Bæda's Hist. v. xiv. [xiii.] (1890) 438 Þa teah heora oðer forð fæᵹre boc. c 1050 Byrhtferth's Handboc in Anglia VIII. 298, & forð stæpð wel orglice binnan feower wintrum. c 1200 Ormin 3078, & ec he droh þatt wittness forþ Off Ysayȝess lare. c 1340 Cursor M. 11988 (Fairf.) He..oþer childer forþ hit kid. 1388 Wyclif 2 Sam. vi. 6 Oza helde forth the hond to the arke of God. 1551 T. Wilson Logike (1580) 3 b, A question is either a worde or sentence put foorthe, as when I aske what suche thyng is. 1692 E. Walker Epictetus' Mor. xx, If tis nigh, Stretch forth your Hand, take share with Modesty. 1719 Young Busiris i. i, This day the court shines forth in all its lustre. 1872 Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lakes (1879) 159 Skiddaw, which stands forth in all its majesty. |
† b. with ellipsis of
come or
go.
forth with = come forth with, (come) out with, utter.
Obs.| c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 139 He myȝte forþ wiþ no word. 1551 Robinson tr. More's Utop. To Rdr. (Arb.) 19 To Imprintinge it came..against my wyll. Howebeit..perceauing therfore none other remedy, but that furth it shoulde. |
6. Away or out from a place of origin, residence, or sojourn.
| c 1000 ælfric Exod. xiii. 19 Alædaþ mine ban forþ mid eow. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 5 Þat folc eode þar ford to processiun to munte oliueti. c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 113 Forð glod ðis oðer dais niȝt. a 1300 Fall & Passion 47 in E.E.P. (1862) 14 God is angle anon forþ send. c 1400 Destr. Troy 2984 Sho..Hade hom radly arayed for þe rode furth. 1596 Shakes. Tam. Shr. v. ii. 104 Swinge me them soundly forth vnto their husbands. 1697 Dryden Virg. Georg. iv. 104 In form of Battel drawn, they issue forth. 1771 Beattie Minstrel i. iii, Nor need I here describe..How forth the Minstrel far'd in days of yore. 1852 C. M. Yonge Cameos I. i. 5 The Vikings..sailed fearlessly forth. |
b. with ellipsis of
go. Now
arch.| c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 81 Nu is þes deakne forþe. c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 309 No lenger suld þei bide, bot forth & stand to chance. 1481 Caxton Godfrey clix. 234 The goyng forth of therle of tholouse..caused them moche to haue the wyll forth. 1607 Shakes. Cor. i. iii. 99 Indeed, I will not foorth. 1837 Carlyle Fr. Rev. I. vii. iv, Maternity must forth to the streets. 1860 W. Collins Antonina xii, The slaves..are forth to pursue me. |
† 7. Of position: Abroad; not at home; in the field; at sea.
Cf. abroad 3 and 4.
Obs.| 14.. Chalmerlain Ayr (Sc. Stat. I), Alswele induellande as furth duelland. 1590 Shakes. Com. Err. ii. ii. 212 Say he dines forth. 1596 ― Merch. V. i. i. 15 Had I such venture forth. 1598 ― Merry W. ii. ii. 276 At that time..her husband will be forth. 1607 ― Cor. i. iii. 108 The Volcies haue an Army forth. |
† 8. In senses 5 and 6, the
adv. was formerly used in many idiomatic combinations with verbs, where for the most part
out is now substituted.
Obs.| c 1430 Two Cookery-bks. i. 23 Coloure it with Safroun, an sethe an serue forth. 1513 Douglas æneis xiii. Prol. 164 Furth quynching gan the starris, one be one. 1513 More in Grafton Chron. (1568) II. 770 The fetching forth of this noble man..out of that place. 1584 Vestry Bks. (Surtees) 16 Laid forthe by the foresaid churchwardens..vij s. vj d. 1593 Tell-Troth's N.Y. Gift 34 New conceites are easly remoued but engrauen thoughtes will not be rubbed forth. 1590 Shakes. Com. Err. iv. iv. 98 Say, wherefore didst thou locke me forth to-day. 1593 ― 3 Hen. VI, ii. i. 12, I..watcht him how he singled Clifford forth. 1596 ― Merch. V. i. i. 143 To finde the other forth. 1611 Bible Transl. Pref. 1 He gaue foorth, that hee had not seene any profit. 1659 D. Pell Impr. Sea 280 If they finde them so doing, they will blow them [candles] forth. 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. 182/1 The Library Keeper is..to keep the Books clean, to lend none forth. |
9. Phraseological combinations.
a. forth of = out of in various senses. Now only
poet. or
rhetorical, and only in
lit. sense expressive of motion from within a place. In 16–17th c.
occas. † from forth of.
† forth of door(s,
forth adoors: out of doors; see adoors.
† forth of hand = out of hand, at once.
| c 1500 Doctry. Gd. Servaunts (Percy Soc.) 8 Whan your mayster is forth of towne. 1513 Douglas æneis iii. viii. 26 Furth of his eft schip a bekyn gart he stent. 1537 Pole Let. to King in Strype Eccl. Mem. I. App. lxxxii. 203 There was never man..that by offence was forth of the grace & favor of God. 1552–3 Inv. Ch. Goods, Staffs. in Ann. Lichfield IV. 51 Thes parcells followynge were stolne furthe of the sayd churche at Cristmas. 1564 Haward Eutropius v. 51 They shuld be all slaine forthe of hande. c 1592 Marlowe Massacre Paris iii. iii, I'll..root Valois his line from forth of France. 1594 Shakes. Rich. III, iv. iv. 176 Humfrey Hower..call'd your Grace To Breakefast once, forth of my company. 1607 Wilkins Miseries Enforct Marr. v, Off with your coate then, get you forth a dores. 1614 North Riding Rec. (1884) II. 54 A woman presented for that she will not sell anie of her ale forth of doores except it [etc.]. 1622 in Picton L'pool Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 212 Forth of his wayges..soe much money shall be abated. 1632 Rowley Woman never vext iv. 59 My..Vncle [being] poore, I him relieving was thrust forth of dores. 1633 T. James Voy. 61 Forth adores we could not go. 1671 J. Webster Metallogr. i. 14 A Roman Hermit, whose Writings were translated forth of the Arabick Language into Latine. 1751 Affect. Narr. Wager 63 He threw his Pistol aside, and came forth of the Tent. 1816 Keatinge Trav. (1817) I. 49 He who is exiled forth of the land, endures his punishment at home. 1867 Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 541 Flee from the foot of the lion..forth of his den. |
b. and so forth.
† (
a) And then onwards; and then in regular sequence.
† (
b) And similarly (in the remaining cases); usually followed by
of (
OE. be). (
c) Now used only (like
and so on) in breaking off an enumeration, quotation, etc.: And the like, etcetera. Formerly also,
† or so forth.
| (a) c 1000 ælfric Gram. xxv. (Z.) 144 And swa forþ. c 1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 473/400 To his schyp he wende: and so forz [read forþ] in þe se. c 1340 Cursor M. 6122 (Fairf.) At the kyng he first by gan And so forth slow beste & man. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xiv. 159 Moche murthe in Maye is amonges wilde bestes, And so forth whil somer lasteth her solace dureth. 1551 Recorde Pathw. Knowl. ii. lvi, If a line bee drawen by bothe their centres, and so forthe in lengthe. 1574 Whitgift Def. Answ. iii. i. 9 Looke at the 2. Admonition especially, and so foorth, where [etc.]. |
| (b) c 1000 Starcraft fr. Bæda 4 in Sax. Leechd. III. 250 And swa forð be ðam oðrum. c 1400 Mandeville (Roxb.) xxx. 137 A Kyng es porter..anoþer sewer, anoþer marschall, and so furth of all oþer officez þat langes till his courte. 1450–1530 Myrr. our Ladye 3 Why an hympne ys callyd an hympne..why an Antempne is callyd an Antempne and so fourth of other. ? a 1500 Wycket (1828) 4 They spared not the sonne of God..and so forth of the apostels and martirs. |
| (c) 1574–5 Abp. Parker Corresp. (1853) 474, I toy out my time, partly with copying of books..partly in genealogies, and so forth. 1602 Shakes. Ham. ii. i. 61 Videlicet, a Brothell, or so forth. 1670 G. H. Hist. Cardinals iii. i. 239 These were such as declar'd him a Heretick..a Profaner, and so forth. 1745 P. Thomas Jrnl. Anson's Voy. 44 Some Jewels, abundance of Gold and Silver Twist, and so forth. 1816 Keatinge Trav. (1817) II. 155 Coal beds..piscatory exuviæ, and so forth. 1841 Macaulay Let. Napier in Trevelyan Life (1876) II. ix. 127 This lady..called the Marquis of Hertford ‘Earl of Hertford’, and so forth. |
† c. as or so forth: as or so far, to such an extent or degree (
as,
that).
Cf. far-forth.
| a 1000 Ags. Laws, Oaths xi, Swa forð swa uncre word⁓ᵹecwydu fyrmest wæron. a 1225 Leg. Kath. 2304 Ȝef þu..wult greten ure godes ase forð as þu ham hauest igremet. a 1225 Juliana 15 Þat tu hauest wið ute me se forð þi luue ileuet þat [etc.]. Ibid. 47 And wurche his wil ouer al ase forð as imei. c 1386 Chaucer Man of Law's Prol. 19 (Harl. MS.) Leseþ no tyme, as forþe as ȝe may. |
B. prep. † 1. Forward to, up to, to the extent or limit of. Chiefly with
even: see
emforth, even-forth. Also in conjunctional phrase,
forth that: until.
| c 888 K. ælfred Boeth. xxxviii. §5 On cnihthade and swa forþ eallne ðonne ᵹioᵹoþhad. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 91 Forð þet ic alegge þine feond under þine fot-sceomele. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 87 Forð þat hie understonden wurldes wit. c 1449 Pecock Repr. 52 The processis forth and afore the textis ligging. Ibid. i. xvii. 100 The processis forth and aftir, bifore and behinde, where thilke textis ben writun. |
2. Forward, out or away from; out of, from out of. Now
rare.
| 1566–75 Painter Pal. Pleas. (1813) II. 114 In saying so, the teares gushed forth hir eyes. 1594 Daniel Cleopatra ii. i, And forth her trembling Hand the Blade did wrest. 1595 Hunnis Joseph 5 They stript him forth his party cote. 1670 P. Henry Diaries & Lett. (1882) 231 [He] went forth his Desk. 1678 Otway Friendship in Fash. v. (1736) 107 Discharge them of their punishment, and see 'em forth the gates. 1814 Cary Dante (Chandos) 210 Never fire, With so swift motion, forth a stormy cloud, Leap'd downward. 1864 Blackmore Clara Vaughan xxxiv, The brambled quarry standing forth the trees. |
b. Preceded by
from.
| a 1592 Marlowe & Nashe Dido ii. i, Poor Troy..From forth her ashes shall advance her head. 1598 Shakes. Merry W. iv. iv. 53 Let them from forth a saw-pit rush at once. 1671 Milton Samson 922 That I may fetch thee From forth this loathsome prison-house. 1820 Keats St. Agnes xxx, He from forth the closet brought a heap Of candied apple. |
† C. n. In phrase,
to have one's forth: to have outlet;
fig. to have free course, to have one's ‘fling’. Hence (
rarely) as independent
n.: Free course, wide publicity.
Obs.| 1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. iii. 153 Letteþ so faste, Þat Feiþ may not han hus forþ. 1496 Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) viii. vii. 329/1 These men of lawe..for mede withdrawe them to..lette falsebede haue his forth. 1567 Jewell Apol. 327 Wee..geeue God thankes, that.. hath published..the name of his Sonne in euery place..The foorth, and force thereof greeueth you nowe..as it did..your Fathers..that cried..All the worlde renneth after him. 1597 J. King On Jonah (1599) 362 Thorough Propontis, where the sea is patent againe, and hath his forth. 1597 Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. lxii. §8 The Church..was contented to let Donatists haue their foorth by the space of threescore yeares. 1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. viii. §32 Obstacles..which all must be done and voided before the Pope can haue his full forth. |
D. forth- in composition. In
OE. and
ME. the combinations of
forth adv. with
vbs. are hardly to be considered compound words; whether the
adv. precedes or follows the
vb. depends on euphonic or other conditions which do not affect the sense. The agent-nouns, nouns of action, and
ppl. adjs. corresponding to these verbal locutions were formed by prefixing
forth to the verbal noun or
adj. corresponding to the verb. In
mod.Eng. compound
vbs. formed with
forth- are rare; but
forth- is often used as a prefix in the formation of nouns of agent and action, and
ppl. adjs. corresponding to the verbal phrases (compound verbs in sense but not in form) in which the
adv. follows the verb. More frequently, however, the agent-noun, etc. is followed by the
adv.; thus we have
a setter forth, but
*forthsetter is
app. not recorded. For the formation of
ppl. adjs. the prefix is the only means available; and in poetry from Pope onwards it is very common in
pres. pples. In some
OE. and
ME. words,
forth- appears as a substitute for
fore-: see
forthfather,
forthward,
forthwith 2.
The more important compounds of
forth- will be treated in their alphabetical place as Main words; those enumerated in this article are nonce-words or of rare occurrence.
1. Verbs; as
forth-leap,
forth-throw, and renderings of
Lat. vbs. with
pro-, as
forth-cut,
forth-follow,
forth-look.
| 1382 Wyclif Isa. xxviii. 24 Whether al day shal ere the erere, that he sowe and *forth kutten [Vulg. proscindet], and purge his erthe. |
| a 1300 E.E. Psalter lxviii. 27 [lxix. 26] For wham þou smate, *forth-filiyhed [Vulg. persecuti sunt] þa. |
| 13.. E.E. Allit. P. C. 154 Mony ladde þer *forth-lep to laue & to kest. |
| a 1300 E.E. Psalter lxxxiv. 12 [lxxxv. 11] Fra heven *forth-loked [Vulg. prospexit] rightwisenes. |
| 1557 Tottell's Misc. (Arb.) 195 To stay my life pray her *furththrowe swete lokes whan I complaine. |
2. Nouns:
a. vbl. ns.; as
forth-carrying,
forth-flowing,
forth-giving,
† forth-living,
forth-shedding,
forth-shining,
forth-stretching. Also,
† forth-getting, a shoot, sprout;
† forth-growing, an outgrowth.
b. nouns of action; as,
forth-flow,
forth-look,
† forth-progress,
forth-roll,
† forth-speed.
c. agent-nouns, as
forth-speaker.
| 1716 in Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 137 The old..woman..died in the *forth-carrying. |
| 1870 J. Duncan Colloq. Peripat. 138 The *forthflow of the one life of the Universe. |
| 1886 A. B. Bruce Miraculous Elem. Gosp. vii. 258 The *forth-flowing of that love. |
| 1382 Wyclif Jer. v. 10 Doth awei his *forthgetingus [Vulg. propagines], for thei ben not the Lordis. |
| 1887 L. Parks His Star in East ii. 52 The creation of a father is the *forthgiving of a father's life. |
| 1562 Turner Herbal ii. 40 b, In the top of (the braunches of Lithospermon) is ther a double *furthgrowyng or a double thyng growing out. |
| ? c 1450 MS. St. John's Coll. Oxon (No. 117 fo. 123 b) in Maskell Mon. Rit. III. 356 Loke thi beginning of thi lif, care and sorwe: thi *fo[r]thliuing, trauail..and disese. |
| 1865 A. B. Grosart Mem. H. Palmer 45 A worn, wistful, sad *forth-look that is unspeakably touching. |
| c 1475 Partenay 3199 To thys *forth-progresse Geffray made redy. |
| 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conq. I. viii. 144 The noble *forthroll of the notes. |
| 1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 254 His great effusyon or *forthshedynge of his blode. |
| 1875 E. White Life in Christ ii. xi. (1878) 121 The full *forthshining of the light came only with the Christ. |
| 1873 D. Fraser Synopt. Lect. III. 2 The prophet, or *forth-speaker. |
| 1494 Fabyan Chron. vi. clxix. 162 Which tydynges lettyd hym of his *forth spede in that iourney. |
| c 1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. (E.E.T.S.) 69 *Forth-strechynge of þe membres makys stalworth þe body. |
3. Adjectives and participles:
a. Pres. pples. and
ppl. adjs., as
forth-beaming,
forth-flowing,
forth-giving,
forth-gleaming,
forth-issuing,
forth-standing; also
† forth-werpand, casting out.
b. Pass.
pples., as
† forth-fet,
† forth-sent; also,
† forth-grown, brought up;
† forth-straȝt, stretched out (
= Lat. directæ).
| 1725 Pope Odyss. xiii. 501 Nor longer in the heavy eyeball shined The glance divine, *forth-beaming from the mind. |
| c 1425 Seven Sag. (P.) 2440 Anon hys sone was *forthe fete And ladde ther he schulde dee. |
| 1866 R. S. Candlish 1st Ep. John xxvii. 306 Is all clear and open free and *forthflowing between thee and him. |
| 1883 Life Mrs. Prentiss ix. 290 She was peculiarly free and..*forthgiving. |
| a 1835 Mrs. Hemans Eng. Mart. i, Rolls like a furling banner, from the brows Of the *forth-gleaming hills. |
| c 1400 Test. Love i. Chaucer's Wks. (1532) 331 b, The cytie of London..in whiche I was *forthe growen. |
| 1725 Pope Odyss. xx. 181 To the sage Greeks convened in Themis' court, *Forth-issuing from the dome, the prince repaired. |
| 1611 W. Sclater Key (1628) To Reader, My desire was to haue *forth-sent them with greater company and better furniture. |
| 1715–20 Pope Iliad xiii. 93 As a Falcon..*Forth-springing instant, darts her self from high. |
| 1866 Blackmore Cradock Nowell xlvii, The pupils *forthstanding haggardly. |
| 1382 Wyclif Ecclus. xxxix. 29 The weies of it to the weies of them ben *forth straȝt. |
| a 1300 E.E. Psalter xvi[i]. 11 Me um gaf nou me *forth werpand [Vulg. projicientes]. |
▪ II. † forth, v. Obs. Forms: 1
forðian (also
ᵹeforðian: see
afford), 2–4
forthen, 3
Orm. forthenn, 5
forthe.
[OE. forðian, f. forth adv.; formally, it corresponds to L. portāre to carry.] 1. trans. To accomplish, carry out; also, to manage
to (do something). See
afford 1, 2, and 3.
| O.E. Chron. an. 675 (Laud MS.) Hwilc man swa haueð behaten to faren to Rome, and he ne muᵹe hit forðian. c 1200 Ormin 212 Þu shallt ben dumb Till þatt itt shall ben forþedd. a 1225 Juliana 67 Forðe al þi feaders wil þes feondes of helle. 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 570 Of more make ȝe avaunt, þan ȝe mowe forþen. a 1400–50 Alexander 1774 Vnneth may þou forthe Þine awen caitefe cors to clethe, & to fede. c 1460 Towneley Myst. (Surtees) 45 Alle that I say I shalle forthe. |
2. To put forward, offer.
| c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 43 Vnderstonde we..his holie wordes, and forþe [proferamus] we him ure rihte bileue. |
▪ III. forth(e obs. f. ford n.1