(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond. / (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommonly; exceptionally.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover. / (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic, of time) Past; gone by; over.

A surname.

plural of Forby

Alternative form of forby

Alternative form of forby

(UK dialectal, Northern England) A tract of arable land lying outside a common field.

plural of forbyland