"forwork" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "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).",
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        "To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct."
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        "(archaic, transitive) To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct."
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        "To obstruct; barricade; block."
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        "To do wrong to; injure; scathe."
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        "To overwork; exhaust with toil."
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          "word": "overlabour"
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          "word": "overply"
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        "(archaic, transitive) To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct."
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        "(archaic, transitive) To obstruct; barricade; block."
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