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forn

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Fore, before; in front of; forward; previously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

Examples

  • 1598-1602, [author unknown], The Parnassus plays Stories of love, where forne the wondring bench, / The lisping gallant might injoy his wench.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English forn, from Old English foran (“before, in front, forward, to the front”). More at fore.