forwork
To forfeit; ruin by one's own conductTo forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct.
Meaning
4 senses(archaic, transitive)To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct.
(archaic, transitive)To obstruct; barricade; block.
(archaic, transitive)To do wrong to; injure; scathe.
(archaic, transitive)To overwork; exhaust with toil.
Origin
From Middle English forwirken, forwerken, forwurchen, from Old English forwyrċan (“to do wFrom Middle English forwirken, forwerken, forwurchen, from Old English forwyrċan (“to do wrong, sin; ruin, undo, destroy; condemn, convict, curse; forfeit; barricade, obstruct, close up”), from Proto-Germanic *frawurkijaną, equivalent to for- + work. Cognate with Dutch verwerken (“to digest, assimilate, work up, put into action”), German verwirken (“to forfeit”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (frawaurkjan).
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Forms
forworks, forworking, forworked, forworked| Base form | forwork · to forwork |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | forworks |
| Present participle | forworking |
| Past simple | forworked / forwrought |
| Past participle | forworked / forwrought |
regular
Synonyms
75 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle