forworn
English
Alternative forms
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”).
Adjective
forworn (comparative more forworn, superlative most forworn)
- (rare or archaic) worn-out
- (Can we date this quote by Edmund Spenser and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- A silly man, in simple weeds forworn
- (Can we date this quote by Edmund Spenser and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (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