prep. Obs. Forms: 1 foruton, 4 foroutyn, -owtyn, -outen, forout(e, 4–5 forowt, (4 foreowt), 5–6 foroutin, 6 forowtin, 7 foroutten. [OE. forúton, -útan, f. FOR prep. + úton, -an, f. út OUT.]
1. a. Except. OE. only. b. Besides.
O. E. Chron., an. 1122. Se fir … for bearnde ealle þe minstre … for uton feawe bec.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, XI. 109.
| And fifty thousand of archerys | |
| He had, forouten the hoblerys. |
c. 1425. Wyntoun, Cron., VIII. xlii. 126.
| He had in till his cumpany | |
| Foure scor off hardy armyd men, | |
| For-owte archeris that he had then. |
2. Without.
c. 1350. Will. Palerne, 2680.
| To late hire lengþe | |
| fulle a fourteniȝt · for-oute alle greues | |
| of sauȝtes to þe cite. |
c. 1435. Wyntoun, Cron., VIII. xxxvii. 66.
| He for-owt gruchyng | |
| Delyveryt hym off coursis thre. |
1513. Douglas, Æneis, III. x. 59.
| For, bot we hald that cours, forowtin faill | |
| Bakwartis, thai said, on Ciclopes mon we saill. |
1609. Skene, Reg. Maj., 111. Quhere dome is given foroutten Judge sitand, that is na dome of law.
