"forwork" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: forworks [present, singular, third-person], forworking [participle, present], forworked [participle, past], forworked [past], forwrought [participle, past], forwrought [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forwirken, forwerken, forwurchen, from Old English forwerċan, 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forwirken}} Middle English forwirken, {{m|enm|forwerken}} forwerken, {{m|enm|forwurchen}} forwurchen, {{inh|en|ang|forwerċan}} Old English forwerċan, {{m|ang|forwyrċan|t=to do wrong, sin; ruin, undo, destroy; condemn, convict, curse; forfeit; barricade, obstruct, close up}} forwyrċan (“to do wrong, sin; ruin, undo, destroy; condemn, convict, curse; forfeit; barricade, obstruct, close up”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*frawurkijaną}} Proto-Germanic *frawurkijaną, {{prefix|en|for|work}} for- + work, {{cog|nl|verwerken|t=to digest, assimilate, work up, put into action}} Dutch verwerken (“to digest, assimilate, work up, put into action”), {{cog|de|verwirken|t=to forfeit}} German verwirken (“to forfeit”), {{cog|got|𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (frawaurkjan) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=forwrought}} forwork (third-person singular simple present forworks, present participle forworking, simple past and past participle forworked or forwrought)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-forwork-en-verb-5iJzSXn1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 13 17 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 29 23 22 26
  2. (archaic, transitive) To obstruct; barricade; block. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-forwork-en-verb-IWRBL8XU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 29 23 22 26
  3. (archaic, transitive) To do wrong to; injure; scathe. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-forwork-en-verb--4nd8hR2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 29 23 22 26
  4. (archaic, transitive) To overwork; exhaust with toil. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-forwork-en-verb-zVSVD6FJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 29 23 22 26

Inflected forms

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