Definition of the word forth

The word "forth" has Old English origins, specifically from the Old English word "foerð" which meant "carried forward" or "brought forth." This word has its roots in the Old Norse "fœrrðr," which meant "way or passage forward." The Old English word "foerð" was used in the navigational sense of "a landing place for boats" or "a place where a passage begins or ends." It later came to mean "moving or proceeding forward" or "coming forth." The modern English word "forth" continues to be used in the navigational and spatial sense of "out" or "away from a place," as in "to go forth." It can also be used figuratively to mean "to bring forth" or "to produce or reveal," as in "to forthrightly express oneself." The word "forth" has been recorded in the English language since the 12th century and has remained a commonly use word in modern English vocabulary.