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forswunk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-swunk
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

totally worn out from work

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Middle English forswunken, past participle of forswinken (“to overwork”), equivalent to for- + swunk. More at forswink.

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What does forswunk mean?
totally worn out from work
Where does forswunk come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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