Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tofore — adverb Etymology: Middle English toforen, tofore, from Old English tōforan, from tō to + foran before, from fore more at to, fore obsolete : before would thou wert as thou tofore … Useful english dictionary
tofore — adv. == before. RG. 377 … Oldest English Words
then-tofore — … Useful english dictionary
Toforn — Tofore To*fore , Toforn To*forn , prep. & adv. [AS. t[=o]foran. See {To}, prep., {Fore}.] Before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been! Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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theretofore — /dhair teuh fawr , fohr /, adv. before or until that time. [1300 50; ME ther tofore. See THERE, HERETOFORE] * * * … Universalium
rivage — noun /ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/ A coast, a shore. And so they rode three dayes, and than they com to a ryvage and founde the shippe whereof the tale spekith of tofore [...] … Wiktionary
Tale of Beryn, The — (Second Merchant’s Tale, History of Beryn) (ca. 1410–1420) The Tale of Beryn is a late MIDDLE ENGLISH verse tale that survives in a single mid 15th century manuscript of The CANTERBURY TALES, although it is clearly not the work of CHAUCER. It… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
heretofore — here|to|fore [ˌhıətuˈfo: US ˈhırtufo:r] adv formal [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: here + tofore before (11 17 centuries) (from Old English toforan)] before this time ▪ In recent years we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
