Definition of "forbye" []

• Alternative form of forby. (adverb)
• Alternative form of forby. (preposition)

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• "Similarly, the elder son, Alec's uncontrollable murderous rages are explained away by his being a man; and the fact that his sister, Jenny, is a kept woman — well, that is forgiven because sex is woman's only way out, and the wages of her sin will get her parents a new flat with "hot rinnin water an a park forbye!""
• "Well, the last chapter, by far the most difficult and ungrateful, is well under way, I have been from six to seven hours upon it daily since I last wrote; and that is all I have done forbye working at Samoan rather hard, and going down on Wednesday evening to the club."
• "And then, to run would seem an admission of guilt, forbye."