forolded

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • for-olded

Etymology

Past participle of forolden, forealdien, from Old English forealdian (“to grow old, decay”). Cognate with Dutch verouderd (“outdated, obsolete, old-fashioned”), German veraltet (“outdated, obsolete, antiquated”), Swedish föråldrad (“outdated, antiquated, archaic”). More at eld, old.

Adjective

forolded

  1. worn out with age; very old
  2. obsolete
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