Forworn
/fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 past participle of forwear form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 worn-out archaic, rare
"A silly man, in simple weeds forworn"
- 2 exhausted archaic, rare
- 3 decayed archaic, rare
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"A silly man, in simple weeds forworn"
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”).