Foray
/ˈfɔːreɪ/noun
A sudden raid or brief expedition, especially for plunder or attack.
Did you know?The word entered English through Old French as a military term for raiding, and its older Germanic roots are linked to traveling or making a journey out into hostile territory.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to go through, cross over, or travel”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*faraną
“to go, travel, or journey”
Old English
OE
faran
“to go, travel, or proceed”
Old French
OF
forrier / forray
“a raid, plundering expedition”
Middle English
English
foray
“a raid or hostile incursion”
Modern English
English
foray
“a brief venture or sudden attack”