Dialect or archaic form of 'further' or 'forward'; used in some English dialects to indicate direction or progression.
From Old English forran (before, forward) or dialectal contraction of 'further.' Primarily preserved in Northern English dialects and Scots, showing regional variations in pronunciation and usage.
In some parts of Britain, people still say 'forra' in speech—it's a living fossil of Old English pronunciation that survived in rural areas because they were geographically isolated from language change.
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