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Definition of Forworn
1. a. Much worn.
Definition of Forworn
1. Adjective. (qualifier rare or archaic) worn-out ¹
2. Adjective. (qualifier rare or archaic) exhausted ¹
3. Adjective. (qualifier rare or archaic) decayed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forworn
1. worn out [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forworn
Literary usage of Forworn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of English Poetry by Stopford Augustus Brooke (1905)
"Earth is holding in its clutch These, the power-wielding workers ; all forworn
are they, forlorn in death are they!1 Hard the grip was of the ground, ..."
2. The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of English Poetry by Stopford Augustus Brooke (1892)
"Earth is holding in its clutch These, the power-wielding workers ; all forworn
are they, forlorn in death are they!1 Hard the grip was of the ground, ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: in twenty-four volumes. by William Makepeace Thackeray (1869)
"... and in the midst a queer twisted receptacle forworn-out knives with green
handles. Under the sideboard stands i cellaret that looks as if it held half a ..."
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