The word "forby" and its related forms such as "forbye" and "besides" have been used in literature to convey notions of association or addition, while variants like "forfairn" suggest states of weariness or desolation. In Robert Burns’s work—as seen in the cited example [1]—these terms are not merely lexical choices but serve as a window into the Scots dialect, imbuing the text with a nuanced layer of meaning that blends both social context and emotion. This creative and flexible employment of language illustrates the rich, sometimes contradictory, nature of regional expression in literary tradition.