Middle English Dictionary Entry
fō̆rth-with prep.
Entry Info
| Forms | fō̆rth-with prep. |
| Etymology | From fō̆rth-with adv. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Together with, along with, in company with; ~ that, immediately, thereupon.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)11498 : Swa þatt te manness bodiȝ beo Buhsumm forþ wiþþ þe sawle, To cwemenn wel Allmahhtiȝ Godd.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.419 : Ther is also costlewe furrynge in hire gownes..forth with the superfluitee in lengthe.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.2936 : Do mercy forth with rihtwisnesse.
2.
(a) In front of, in the presence of; (b) previous to, before.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)304 : Þe ende of alle-kynez flesch..Is fallen forþwyth my face.
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)855 : Sone after þe sonne sembled, þe grete Comen forþwith [vr. byfore] þe kyng conseil to her.
b
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)11001 : In septembre moneth..was he [John] comen..Forþwiþ [Vsp: forwit] þe annunciacioun.