forþ

See also: forþ-

Old English

Alternative forms

forð

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furþa-, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥to-. Cognate with Old Saxon forth, Dutch voort. Extra-Germanic cognates include Albanian mbroth (“go forward, advance”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /forθ/

Adverb

forþ

forwards, onward; forth

Preposition

forþ

forward to, up to

Descendants

English: forth

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