(obsolete) An oath or intensifier, used similarly to by God.

Daily.

By any means necessary, not excluding dirty tricks.

(archaic, formal) Under no circumstances whatsoever; not at all.

(mythology) A hairy man in English folklore, similar to the brownie, said to perform housework in return for a saucer of milk and a place beside the fire.

By appearance.

simple past tense of fall by the wayside

present participle of fall by the wayside

Synonym of by rights

Through the use of force.