voorts

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vorts. Equivalent to voort (“forth”) +‎ -s (“adverbial suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːrts/, [-ɔː-]
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  • Rhymes: -oːrts

Adverb

voorts

  1. (archaic) furthermore, besides
    Synonyms: vervolgens, bovendien
    • Statenbijbel, Deuteronomy 9.13 (tr. 1635):
      Voorts sprak de HEERE tot mij, zeggende: Ik heb dit volk aangemerkt, en zie, het is een hardnekkig volk.
      Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people.
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