foreday

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foreday

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From Middle English *foreday (attested only in plural foredais), equivalent to fore- + day.

noun foredays · fore-day

  1. archaic, in plural, poetic Past or former days This same token should be of Luces the emperor, and of the Senators [of Rome], who with him came from Rome [thither]; ' and in the same wise, they there gan fall;' what Merlin in foredays said, all they it found there, as they did ere, and subsequently well everywhere; ere Arthur were born, Merlin i

    Similar: foretime

  2. dialectal The earlier part of the day; the morning or early afternoon.

    Similar: forenoon, undermeal

Similar: yestertide, morn, undertide

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Similar: yestertide, morn, undertide

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@misc{foreday_2026,
  title = {foreday},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreday},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}