Middle English Dictionary Entry
forther-wā̆rd adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | forther-wā̆rd adv. |
| Etymology | Cp. further adv. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Forward (in space), ahead; (b) later (in time), presently, hereafter; from this dai ~, from this day onward.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)7525 : Forth a fote ne moght he ga, Ne forþerward [Göt: forth] ne yeitt o bake.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)15737 : Iesus went him forþerward, disciplis him foluand.
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)5480 : In egipt held he þam sa hard, Als i sal tel yow forþerward [Göt: sone forward; Trin-C: soone aftirwarde; Frf: now forþwarde].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)13958 : Ai fra þis dai forther ward [Göt: forwarde], þe Iues..soght ihesu at do to ded.