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

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

Etymology 1

From fore- +‎ -weard.

Adjective

fōreward

  1. forward, fore, former, early, prior
Declension
Declension of foreward — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fōreward fōreward fōreward
Accusative fōrewardne fōrewarde fōreward
Genitive fōrewardes fōrewardre fōrewardes
Dative fōrewardum fōrewardre fōrewardum
Instrumental fōrewarde fōrewardre fōrewarde
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fōrewarde fōrewarda, -e fōreward
Accusative fōrewarde fōrewarda, -e fōreward
Genitive fōrewardra fōrewardra fōrewardra
Dative fōrewardum fōrewardum fōrewardum
Instrumental fōrewardum fōrewardum fōrewardum
Declension of foreward — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fōrewarda fōrewarde fōrewarde
Accusative fōrewardan fōrewardan fōrewarde
Genitive fōrewardan fōrewardan fōrewardan
Dative fōrewardan fōrewardan fōrewardan
Instrumental fōrewardan fōrewardan fōrewardan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fōrewardan fōrewardan fōrewardan
Accusative fōrewardan fōrewardan fōrewardan
Genitive fōrewardra, fōrewardena fōrewardra, fōrewardena fōrewardra, fōrewardena
Dative fōrewardum fōrewardum fōrewardum
Instrumental fōrewardum fōrewardum fōrewardum

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 renounced peace and treaties.
Declension
Declension of foreward (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fōreward fōrewarda, fōrewarde
accusative fōrewarde fōrewarda, fōrewarde
genitive fōrewarde fōrewarda
dative fōrewarde fōrewardum

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