forworn

English

Alternative forms

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”).

Adjective

forworn (comparative more forworn, superlative most forworn)

  1. (rare or archaic) worn-out
    • Edmund Spenser
      A silly man, in simple weeds forworn
  2. (rare or archaic) exhausted
  3. (rare or archaic) decayed
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