foreward
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
foreward (plural forewards)
- (obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], lines 403-404:
- My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot.
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
foreward
- Misspelling of forward.
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
foreward (plural forewards)
- Misspelling of foreword.
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English foreward (“forward”), equivalent to fore + -warde.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
foreward
Adverb edit
foreward
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “fōr(e-wā̆rd, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “fōr(e-wā̆rd, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English foreweard, foreward (“condition, bargain, agreement, contract, treaty, assurance”), equivalent to fore- + ward (“ward, keeping”). Compare Dutch voorwaarde (“condition, terms, proviso, stipulation”).
Noun edit
foreward (plural forewards)
- agreement, contract, treaty, bargain, covenant; terms of an agreement; pledge or promise
- c. 1390, Piers Plowman:
- Pers, I plihte þe my trouþe To folfulle þe Foreward.
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- c. 1475, John Wycliffe (attributed), An Apology for Lollard Doctrines:
- To tak or ȝef temporal þing for goostly þing of forþword or certeyn couenaunt, it is symonye.
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- c. 1390, Piers Plowman:
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “fōr(e-wā̆rd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- Mayhew & Skeat, A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
foreward
- Alternative form of foreweard
Declension edit
Declension of foreward — Strong
Declension of foreward — Weak
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
foreward f (nominative plural forewarde)
- Alternative form of foreweard