foreward

English

Etymology 1

From 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[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.

Etymology 2

Verb

foreward (third-person singular simple present forewards, present participle forewarding, simple past and past participle forewarded)

1. Obsolete form of forward.

Etymology 3

Adverb

foreward

1. Misspelling of forward.

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, A[nthony] L.; Skeat, Walter W. (1888), “For-ward, sb.”, in A concise dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 92.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.reˌwɑrd/, [ˈfo.reˌwɑrˠd]

Etymology 1

Adjective

foreward

1. alternative form of foreweard

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

Etymology 2

Noun

foreward f (nominative plural forewarde)

1. alternative form of foreweard

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	foreward	forewarda, forewarde
accusative	forewarde	forewarda, forewarde
genitive	forewarde	forewarda
dative	forewarde	forewardum