forthirst
English
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To be very thirsty; be dying of thirst.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forthyrsten inherited from Old English *forþyrstan (be athirst) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fur- (for-) prefix from English thirst.
Origin
English
thirst
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- athirst English
- bloodthirst English
- thirst English
- thirst-buster English
- thirster English
- thirstest English
- thirsteth English
- thirstful English
- thirstland English
- thirstless English
- thirsty English
- forīs Latin
- *pro- Proto-Indo-European
- *fra- Proto-Germanic
- *fur- Proto-Germanic
- *forþyrstan Old English
- foran Old English
- forn Old English
- forthyrsten Middle English
- thirst Middle English
- forana Old Saxon