Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forweary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-weary
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weary utterly; tire out.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To become wearied.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

adj

Excessively weary; exhausted with fatigue.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Forwearied with my sportes, I did alight From loftie steed, and downe to sleepe me layd"

Etymology

From Middle English forwerien, equivalent to for- + weary.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: for
Root: forwerien, forwery

Usage

Inflected Forms

forwearies (present, singular) forwearying (participle, present) forwearied (participle, past) forwearied (past) more forweary (comparative) most forweary (superlative)

Questions

What does forweary mean?: To weary utterly; tire out.
Where does forweary come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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