Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortravel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-trav-el
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exhaust with labour; forwork; forswink.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To tire by travel.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English fortravailen, equivalent to for- + travel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fortravels (present, singular) fortraveling (US, participle) fortravelling (UK, participle) fortraveled (US, participle) fortraveled (US, past) fortravelled (UK, participle) fortravelled (UK, past) fortravail (alternative)

Questions

What does fortravel mean?
To exhaust with labour; forwork; forswink.
Where does fortravel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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