forbye

for·by

[fawr-bahy]
preposition, adverb Chiefly Scot.
1.
close by; near.
Also, for·bye.


Origin:
1200–50; Middle English; see for-, by

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forby or forbye (fɔːˈbaɪ, Scottish fərˈbaɪ, fɔːˈbaɪ, Scottish fərˈbaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
prep, —adv
1.  besides; in addition (to)
2.  obsolete near; nearby
 
forbye or forbye
 
prep, —adv

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Forbye is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
forby or forbye (fɔːˈbaɪ, Scottish fərˈbaɪ, fɔːˈbaɪ, Scottish fərˈbaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
prep, —adv
1.  besides; in addition (to)
2.  obsolete near; nearby
 
forbye or forbye
 
prep, —adv

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