foray

Anlam (English)

Noun

1. A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
2. A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.

Verb

1. To participate in a foray.
2. To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise.
3. To scour an area for goods as part of a foray.

Kavramlar

akın

çapul

baskın

çapulculuk etmek

yağma etmek

Synonyms

raid

invasion

incursion

plunder

encroachment

pillage

intrusion

ransack

aggression

despoil

reave

loot

maraud

inroad

attack

👊

try

strip

rifle

go

harry

heist

hold up

infringe

infringement

intrude

invade

irruption

mug

offer

operation

overrun

pass

pirate

ravage

rip off

rob

rummage

sack

seeking

snatch

sortie

stab

stick up

storm

testing

take risks

trespass

venture

violation

whirl

take chances

adventure

crack

assault

attempt

bereave

bid

business

charge

company

down

encroach

enterprise

escalade

essay

establishment

experiment

experimentation

firm

fling

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈfɒɹ.eɪ/

Etimoloji (English)

Inherited from Ortaçağ İngilizcesi: forrayen

Cognate with Eski Yüksek Almanca: fuotar

Cognate with Almanca: Futter

Cognate with Eski İngilizce: fōdor

Cognate with Felemenkçe: voeder

Cognate with Danca: foder

Cognate with İzlandaca: fóður

In summary

From Middle English forrayen (“to pillage”), a back-formation of forrayour, forreour, forrier (“raider, pillager”), from Old French forrier, fourrier, a derivative of fuerre (“provender, fodder, straw”), from Frankish *fōdar (“fodder, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder, feed, sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *patrom (“fodder”), *pat- (“to feed”), *pāy- (“to guard, graze, feed”).
Cognate with Old High German fuotar (German Futter (“fodder, feed”)), Old English fōdor, fōþor (“food, fodder, covering, case, basket”), Dutch voeder (“forage, food, feed”), Danish foder (“fodder, feed”), Icelandic fóður (“fodder, sheath”). More at fodder, food, forage.