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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Forder, Fordir, adv. Also: foorder, fordyr, fordar, -air. [Var. of Forther adv.]

1. Further in distance. c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvii. 55.
To comfort him, or he raid forder, The Devill of knychtheid gaif him order c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii. 562.
This he thame left, and forder can proceid a1500 Colk. Sow i. 256.
We neid not to fordir fle a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 285.
The army scaillit and cam na forder ben for that tyme 1630 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 256.
It is dengerus to put the hand forder than the sleive can reich

2. To a greater extent; more fully. 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 314.
That the affarris … sal be fordair releyffit … nor affoir 1565 Reg. Privy C. I. 385.
James Lord Ogilvy tuke instrumentis of his productioun of his charter … , and … was reddie to produce forder a1578 Pitsc. I. 22/17.
Gif it sall chanche ws to continew ony fordar in this feid Ib. II. 137/17.
He … was contienewit quhill they saw forder in the matter c1650 Spalding I. 273.
To obey what forder sould be injoynit to thame for forderans of the good causs

3. In addition, besides, furthermore. 1546 Misc. Spald. C. II. 275.
And forder thair sall be ane contract of mariage maid 1561 Crim. Trials I. 415.
And forder, [he] is subdewit to ane malancolius humour a1585 Polwart Flyt. 729 (T).
Fordir, thow fleis vith vthir foulis vingis 1638 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 130.
And forder. scho declarit that there was none … bot onlie herselff c1650 Spalding I. 107.
Forder the saidis letteris war ordanit to be publishit

4. Na forder, no more; no longer. 1581 Prot. Bk. J. Robertsone 16.
Ane for hous … and haill ȝaird perteining thairto lyand as said is and na forder 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 228.
Only to coll, schaif, … and mak aquavite and na forder 1606 Orkney & Shet. Rec. I. 274.
Thair excambioun to stand quhill Alhallowmes last wes and na forder 1615 Highland P. III. 227.
He could do no forder but to wrote [sic] to his brotheres balyees to do there dewtees