forworn

American

[fawr-wawrn, -wohrn] / fɔrˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn /

Also foreworn

adjective

Archaic.

worn-out; exhausted.

forworn British

/ fɔːˈwɔːn /

adjective

archaic weary

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Etymology

Origin of forworn

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

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