forwrought
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forwrought
Where it comes from
From forwork, equivalent to for- + wrought.
verb
- simple past and past participle of forwork
adjective more forwrought · most forwrought
- Worked-up; agitated; troubled. [...] Arthur; a fearful night it was: there was a sough in the air, a sound drawing nigh like that of a host marching:- — but you're looking pale and forwrought, man; is any thing ailing ye?
- Blocked; obstructed. And Æthelwold sat within the ham, with the men that to him had bowed, and he had forwrought [obstructed] all the gates in, and said that he would either there live or there lie. Thereupon rode the ætheling on night away, and sought the [...]
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@misc{forwrought_2026,
title = {forwrought},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forwrought},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
