forwear
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forweren (wear out) prefix from English wear (guard).
Origin
English
wear
Gloss
guard
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
💂 💂♀️ 💂♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiwear English
- edgewear English
- forworn English
- macrowear English
- microwear English
- miswear English
- netherwear English
- outwear English
- overwear English
- rewear English
- treadwear English
- underwear English
- usewear English
- wear English
- wearability English
- wearable English
- wearer English
- wearest English
- weareth English
- wearout English
- wearproof English
- ウエア Japanese
- forweren Middle English
- weren Middle English
- werim Tok Pisin
- waere Pennsylvania German