foreward
English
Noun
foreward (plural forewards)
- (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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], lines 403-404:
- My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English foreward (“forward”), equivalent to fore + -warde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːrəˌward/, /ˈfoːrəˌwaːrd/
Alternative forms
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)
- 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)
- c. 1390, Piers Plowman:
Alternative forms
- forward, forwart, forewart, uorwerd, uorewerd
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/, [ˈfo.reˌwɑrˠd]
Declension
Declension of foreward — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | foreward | foreward | foreward |
| Accusative | forewardne | forewarde | foreward |
| Genitive | forewardes | forewardre | forewardes |
| Dative | forewardum | forewardre | forewardum |
| Instrumental | forewarde | forewardre | forewarde |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | forewarde | forewarda, forewarde | foreward |
| Accusative | forewarde | forewarda, forewarde | foreward |
| Genitive | forewardra | forewardra | forewardra |
| Dative | forewardum | forewardum | forewardum |
| Instrumental | forewardum | forewardum | forewardum |
Declension of foreward — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | forewarda | forewarde | forewarde |
| Accusative | forewardan | forewardan | forewarde |
| Genitive | forewardan | forewardan | forewardan |
| Dative | forewardan | forewardan | forewardan |
| Instrumental | forewardan | forewardan | forewardan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | forewardan | forewardan | forewardan |
| Accusative | forewardan | forewardan | forewardan |
| Genitive | forewardra, forewardena | forewardra, forewardena | forewardra, forewardena |
| Dative | forewardum | forewardum | forewardum |
| Instrumental | forewardum | forewardum | forewardum |
Declension
Declension of foreward (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | foreward | forewarda, forewarde |
| accusative | forewarde | forewarda, forewarde |
| genitive | forewarde | forewarda |
| dative | forewarde | forewardum |
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