forn

F4O1R1N1

adverb

Fore, before; in front of; forward; previously.

OriginMiddle English forn ← Old English foran →
UncommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

adverbforn (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteFore, before; in front of; forward; previously.

    1598-1602, [author unknown], The Parnassus plays Stories of love, where forne the wondring bench, / The lisping gallant might injoy his wench.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforan“before, in front, forward, to the front”
  2. Middle Englishforn
  3. Englishforn

From Middle English forn, from Old English foran (“before, in front, forward, to the front”). More at fore.

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APA

forn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forn

MLA

“forn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forn.

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