foreward

English

Etymology 1

fore +‎ -ward

Noun

foreward (plural forewards)

1. (obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
   • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , lines 403-404:

     My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot.

Etymology 2

Adverb

foreward

1. Misspelling of forward.

Etymology 3

Noun

foreward (plural forewards)

1. Misspelling of foreword.

Anagrams

• farrowed, foredraw

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English foreward (“forward”), equivalent to fore +‎ -warde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːrəˌward/, /ˈfoːrəˌwaːrd/

Adjective

foreward

1. forward

Adverb

foreward

1. forward

Alternative forms

• forward

Descendants

• English: forward
• Scots: forrit

References

• “fōr(e-wā̆rd, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “fōr(e-wā̆rd, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

foreward (plural forewards)

1. agreement, contract, treaty, bargain, covenant; terms of an agreement; pledge or promise
   • c. 1390, Piers Plowman:

     Pers, I plihte þe my trouþe To folfulle þe Foreward.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • c. 1475, John Wycliffe (attributed), An Apology for Lollard Doctrines:

     To tak or ȝef temporal þing for goostly þing of forþword or certeyn couenaunt, it is symonye.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Alternative forms

• forward, forwart, forewart, uorwerd, uorewerd

Descendants

• English: forward
• Scots: forward

References

• “fōr(e-wā̆rd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• Mayhew & Skeat, A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.reˌwɑrd/,

Etymology 1

Adjective

foreward

1. Alternative form of foreweard

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

foreward f (nominative plural forewarde)

1. Alternative form of foreweard

Declension