forworn

English

Alternative forms

foreworn

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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/, /fɔː(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/
Homophones: foreworn, forewarn, forwarn

Adjective

forworn (comparative more forworn, superlative most forworn)

(rare or archaic) worn-out
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  A silly man, in simple weeds forworn
(rare or archaic) exhausted
(rare or archaic) decayed

Synonyms

(worn-out): See also Thesaurus:decayed
(exhausted): See also Thesaurus:fatigued or Thesaurus:depleted
(decayed): See also Thesaurus:decayed

Translations

worn-out

Hungarian: törődött (hu)

Verb

forworn

past participle of forwear

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