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forworn

American  
[fawr-wawrn, -wohrn] / fɔrˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn /
Also foreworn

adjective

Archaic.

  1. worn-out; exhausted.

forworn British  
/ fɔːˈwɔːn /

adjective

  1. archaic  weary

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Etymology

Origin of forworn

First recorded in 1500–10; past participle of obsolete forwear, Middle English forweren; for-, wear

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