Middle English Dictionary Entry
fō̆rth-fọ̄r n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fō̆rth-fọ̄r n. |
| Etymology | OE forþ-fōr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. for(e.
1.
(a) Departure, exodus; (b) passing away, death.
Associated quotations
a
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3158 : Ðat nigt sal ben fest pasche--forð-for on engle tunge it be.
b
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)22/12 : His sune ða læȝ seoc to forðfore.