Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forworn

/fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-worn
IPA: /fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic

adj

Archaic

adj

Archaic

verb

past participle of forwear

Example Sentences

"A silly man, in simple weeds forworn"

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: for
Root: forweren

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more forworn (comparative) most forworn (superlative) foreworn (alternative)

Synonyms

depleted

Homonyms

foreworn forewarn forwarn

Questions

How do you pronounce forworn?: The recorded pronunciation is /fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/.
What does forworn mean?: worn-out
Where does forworn come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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