FORBY Meaning of FORBY in English [for.by] or for.bye prep [ME forby, prep. & adv., fr. fore- + by] (14c) 1 archaic a: past b: near 2. chiefly Scot: besides [2]forby or forbye adv (1590) chiefly Scot: besides: in addition Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012