Accurst

/əˈkɜːrst/ adjective

Definition

Cursed, damned, or under a curse; wickedly evil or deserving of misfortune.

Etymology

Either from accourse (obsolete past tense of accurse) or a poetic/archaic variant of accursed, both ultimately from Latin accursus. The -t ending is characteristic of old English past participles.

Kelly Says

Poets absolutely adored 'accurst' because it's shorter than 'accursed' but sounds even MORE archaic and dramatic—you can almost hear the Middle Ages in it!

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