foreward

English

Etymology 1

fore +‎ -ward

Noun

foreward (plural forewards)

  1. (obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
    • The Tragedy of Richard the Third (V.iii.403-04), Shakespeare
      My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot.

Etymology 2

Adverb

foreward

  1. Misspelling of forward.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English foreweard, foreward (“condition, bargain, agreement, contract, treaty, assurance”), equivalent to fore- +‎ ward (“ward, keeping”). Liken Dutch voorwaarde (“condition, terms, proviso, stipulation”). More at fore-, ward.

Noun

foreward (plural forewards)

  1. agreement, contract, treaty, bargain, covenant; terms of an agreement; pledge or promise
    Pers, I plihte þe my trouþe To folfulle þe Foreward. — Piers Plowman, c1390
    To tak or ȝef temporal þing for goostly þing of forþword or certeyn couenaunt, it is symonye. — An Apology for Lollard Doctrines, Attributed to Wicliffe, c1475

References

  • Middle English Dictionary
  • A Concise Dictionary of Middle English, Mayhew and Skeat

Old English

Alternative forms

  • fōreweard

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːrewɑrd/, [ˈfoːrewɑrˠd]

Etymology 1

From fore- +‎ -weard.

Adjective

fōreward

  1. forward, fore, former, early, prior
    On fórewardre ðyssere béc ys awriten be me
    In the fore part of this book it is written by me.
Declension

Etymology 2

From fore- +‎ ward (“ward, keeping”).

Noun

fōreward f (nominative plural fōrewarde)

  1. an agreement, compact, treaty
    His bróðer griþ and fórewarde eall æftercwæþ — His brother, peace and treaties renounced
Declension

References

  • 2010, J. Bosworth, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), foreward
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