To gaze forward or look ahead with fixed attention.
Compound of 'forth' and 'gaze' (Middle English, of uncertain origin, possibly from Old Norse). The combination emphasizes a directed, forward-looking vision.
Poets and literary writers used 'forthgaze' to describe contemplative moments—characters who 'forthgazed' into the distance seemed to be looking into the future or the soul, not just the landscape!
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