forworn

[ fawr-wawrn, -wohrn ]

adjectiveArchaic.

worn-out; exhausted.

Origin of forworn

First recorded in1500–10; past participle of obsolete forwear,Middle English forweren; see for-, wear

Also foreworn [fawr-wohrn, fohr-wawrn] /fɔrˈwoʊrn, foʊrˈwɔrn/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for forworn

forworn

foreworn

/ (fɔːˈwɔːn) /

adjective

archaic weary

Origin of forworn

C16: past participle of obsolete forwear to wear out, from Middle English forweren to hollow out

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