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Adjective [English]

Forms: more forcasten [comparative], most forcasten [superlative]
Etymology: Originally the past participle of obsolete forcast (“to cast away”); also from Middle English forcasten, a variant of forcast (“rejected, cast away”), past participle of forcasten (“to cast away, reject”), of North Germanic origin, compare Danish forkaste (“to reject”), Swedish förkasta (“to reject”), equivalent to for- + cast. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|forcasten}} Middle English forcasten, {{der|en|gmq}} North Germanic, {{cog|da|forkaste||to reject}} Danish forkaste (“to reject”), {{cog|sv|förkasta||to reject}} Swedish förkasta (“to reject”), {{prefix|en|for|cast}} for- + cast Head templates: {{en-adj}} forcasten (comparative more forcasten, superlative most forcasten)
  1. (obsolete) Felled, fallen. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-forcasten-en-adj-xoSIGvkI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 26 29 2 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 22 32 3 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 22 33 2 6 1
  2. (archaic, UK dialectal) Cast away, rejected; neglected; not used, cast off. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-forcasten-en-adj-ahj3OL0I Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 27 42 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 26 29 2 11 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with for-: 18 29 22 9 15 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 22 32 3 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 22 33 2 6 1
  3. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Abandoned; forlorn. Tags: Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-forcasten-en-adj-MJnsFaOF Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 26 29 2 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 22 32 3 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 22 33 2 6 1

Adjective [Middle English]

Etymology: From for- + casten (“to throw, cast”), of North Germanic origin, compare Danish forkaste (“to reject”), Swedish förkasta (“to reject”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|enm|for|casten|t2=to throw, cast}} for- + casten (“to throw, cast”), {{der|enm|gmq}} North Germanic, {{cog|da|forkaste||to reject}} Danish forkaste (“to reject”), {{cog|sv|förkasta||to reject}} Swedish förkasta (“to reject”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} forcasten, {{enm-adj}} forcasten
  1. neglected
    Sense id: en-forcasten-enm-adj-0FqLQT1c

Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: From for- + casten (“to throw, cast”), of North Germanic origin, compare Danish forkaste (“to reject”), Swedish förkasta (“to reject”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|enm|for|casten|t2=to throw, cast}} for- + casten (“to throw, cast”), {{der|enm|gmq}} North Germanic, {{cog|da|forkaste||to reject}} Danish forkaste (“to reject”), {{cog|sv|förkasta||to reject}} Swedish förkasta (“to reject”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} forcasten
  1. to reject, cast away
    Sense id: en-forcasten-enm-verb-ievfBZIc Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 26 29 2 11 4
  2. alternative past participle of forcasten Tags: alternative, form-of, participle, past Form of: forcasten
    Sense id: en-forcasten-enm-verb-1jF7sIQT Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Danish forkaste (“to reject”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "förkasta",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to reject"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish förkasta (“to reject”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for- + casten (“to throw, cast”), of North Germanic origin, compare Danish forkaste (“to reject”), Swedish förkasta (“to reject”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "forcasten",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "forcasten",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "neglected"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "neglected",
          "neglected"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "forcasten"
}

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