forbye

English

Adverb

forbye (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of forby

Preposition

forbye

1. Alternative form of forby

Anagrams

• foreby

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Scots

Preposition

forbye

1. besides, in addition to
   • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:

     ‘they ca' it fasting when they hae the best o' sea-fish frae Hartlepool and Sunderland by land carriage, forbye trouts, grilses, salmon, and a' the lave o't, and so they make their very fasting a kind of luxury and abomination [...].’

   • 1992, Iain Banks, The Crow Road:

     'And mind them there's plenty of bread, and some chicken in the fridge, and cheese, and plenty of soup forbye, if you get hungry again.'