ProphetesAI is thinking...
foreright
Answers
MindMap
Loading...
Sources
foreright
foreright rarely with advbl. gen. -s forerights, adv., prep., a. and n. (ˌfɔəˈraɪt) [f. fore adv. + right adv. and adj.] † A. adv. Directly forward, in or towards the front, straight ahead. fore-right against, directly opposite. Obs.1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xviii. lxiv. (1495) 819 A yonge Cowe is...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
forrit
forrit, adv. Sc. (ˈfɒrɪt) [repr. forward, or a coalescence of this with foreright.] Forward.1786 Burns Pastoral Poetry vi, Come forrit, honest Allan! 1816 Scott Old Mort. xxxviii, ‘What for are ye no getting forrit wi' the sowens?’ 1826 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 145 Things wunna retire and ...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
-right
-right suffix, representing OE. riht adj. and rihte adv., which are employed as suffixes in OE. forðriht, -rihte forthright, and upriht, -rihte upright. A few other compounds of the same type appear first in early ME., as † adownright, † anonright, downright, † evenright, outright, and somewhat late...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
sidewise
sidewise, adv. and a. (ˈsaɪdwaɪz) [f. side n.1 + -wise.] 1. In a lateral direction; to one side; sidewards.1571 Digges Pantom. i. xviii. F b, Go sidewise from thence as afore in a right angle. 1594 T. B. La Primaud. Fr. Acad. ii. 75 Because man, as also all other creatures goe forward, and not backw...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
vibrant
vibrant, ppl. a. (ˈvaɪbrənt) [ad. L. vibrant-, vibrans, pres. pple. of vibrāre to vibrate. Cf. F. vibrant, Sp., Pg., and It. vibrante.] † 1. a. Agitated with anger or emotion. Obs.—1c 1550 Rolland Crt. Venus i. 735 This is the case I haif to ȝow to mene, Quhilk in ane part to ȝow als dois pertene, A...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
indenting
▪ I. indenting, vbl. n.1 (ɪnˈdɛntɪŋ) [f. indent v.1 + -ing1.] The action of indent v.1, or the result produced by this. 1. = indentation 1 and 2.c 1386 Chaucer Pars. T. ¶343 The cost of embrowdynge, the degise, endentynge, barrynge..and semblable wast of clooth in vanitee. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 261/1 ...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
stub
▪ I. stub, n. (stʌb) Forms: 1 stubb, styb(b, (steb), 3–7 stubbe, 4–9 stubb, 6 stoubbe, 4– stub. [OE. stub(b masc. = (M)LG., MDu. stubbe (early mod.Du., WFris. stobbe), ON. stubb-r, stubbe, rarely stobbe (MSw. stubbe, stobbe, SW., Norw. stubbe, stubb, Da. stub):—OTeut. types *stubbo-z, stubbon-; OE. ...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai