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forworn

adj
/fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/

Etymology

Past participle of forwear (“to wear out”), from Middle English forweren (“to wear out”), equivalent to for- + worn. Compare Middle English forwerd, forwered (“forworn”), Old English forwered, forwerod, forweren, forweoron, forworen (“worn out, decrepit”).

  1. derived from forweren — “to wear out”

Definitions

  1. worn-out

    • A silly man, in simple weeds forworn

  2. exhausted

  3. decayed

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. past participle of forwear

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