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Forouth, Forowth, adv. and prep. Also: forouthe, -oweth, -owith; forrouth, -owth. [Northern ME. forwith (a 1300). For the ending cf. outouth.]
1. adv. a. Forward; in front. 1375 Barb. vi. 202.
Ethiocles Bad his constabill … forouth ga To meit Thedeus Ib. xiv. 242.
The erll Thomas wes forrouth ay
b. Before, previously. 1375 Barb. xvi. 504.
As ȝe forrouth herd me tell Ib. xix. 395.
Twa novelreis that day thai saw, That forrouth in Scotland had beyn nane c1420 Wynt. viii. 6792.
He, that wyth the mell Was slayne as ȝe herd forouthe tell Ib. v. 416 (W).
He forouth [R. before] wes his scolare
2. prep. a. Before (in place), in front of. 1375 Barb. iii. 629.
That fayis gan thaim se Forowth thaim alwayis Ib. xi. 341.
Evyn forrouth hym suld ga the vaward c1420 Wynt. viii. 4498.
Off thaire hors thai slwe party And made thaim forouth thaim to ly Ib. iv. 1646 (W).
As thai suld haif samyn met Togidder forouth that ilk ȝet 1513 Doug. v. v. 2.
Eneas … Callys thame forrowth hym al
b. Before (in time), previous to. 1375 Barb. i. 163.
I sall … hald it … as myn eldris forouth me Held it Ib. xx. 130.
And forouth that thai crownit war, The king Robert gert ordane thar [etc.] c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 722.
The Gregeois swyth Aryvede … A litill foroweth [v.r. forowith] the evennynge c1420 Wynt. vii. 1662 (W).
Till God him self set sic remeid, That forouth [R. befor] the fader the sone wes deid
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