adj
Meaning 1
worn-out
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, rare
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Standard Lemma guide
forworn
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Pronunciation
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/fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/
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/fɔː(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/
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homophone: foreworn
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homophone: forewarn
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homophone: forwarn
adj
Meaning 2
exhausted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, rare
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adj
Meaning 3
decayed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, rare
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verb
Meaning 4
past participle of forwear
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: törődött — worn-out