forth
forth / fôrth
adverb 1. forward; onward in time, place or manner; out from a starting point Who ventures forth, succeeds. Sicilian Proverb 2. out to become visible or noticeable Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth. Horace, 65 BC – 8 BC 3. (obsolete) away from a place noun 1. Forth, a river in Scotland In Alan's view, besides, the hunt must have now greatly slackened; and the line of the Forth and even Stirling Bridge, which is the main pass over that river, would be watched with little interest. From “Kidnapped” by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894 preposition 1. archaic, away from a place; out of You shall become a black poodle and have a gold collar round your neck, and shall eat burning coals, till the flames burst forth from your throat. From “The Pink” by Jacob Grimm, 1785 – 1863, and Wilhelm Grimm, 1786 - 1859 etymology An Anglo-Saxon adverb akin to the Anglo-Saxon noun/adjective/adverb fore (front/prior/forward). Thank you to Allen Ward for providing the etymologies of forth and fourth.