forbysning
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Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- forbisening (archaic)
- forbyssenyng (archaic)
- forbysnyng (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Old Norse [Term?]. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål forvise, from Low German vorwisen.
Noun[edit]
forbysning
- (uncountable) An omen.
- And fra men saw this infortown, Syndry can in thare hartis schwne, And cald it iwill forbysning.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading[edit]
- “forbysning” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.