forworn en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /fɔː(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/
- /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”).
Meanings
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(archaic, rare) worn-out
A silly man, in simple weeds forworn
1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- (archaic, rare) exhausted
- (archaic, rare) decayed
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more forworn | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most forworn | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| foreworn | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
hu törődött (worn-out)