Etymology

forthwithal

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Today it means: Forthwith; immediately. Full definition →

Middle English forthwithall
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromforthwithall
  2. English todayforthwithal

From Middle English forthwithall, equivalent to forth + withal. Compare Old English forþ mid ealle (“forthwith”, literally “forward with everything”).

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