Confused, bewildered, or overwhelmed, especially from being in disarray or disorder.
Obscure origin, possibly from dialectal or archaic English. May relate to 'welter' (to wallow or roll about) with 'far-' as an intensive prefix, suggesting deep confusion.
This is a delightfully obscure English word that sounds like it should describe someone who got lost in a literal mess—a tangled yarn of confusion!
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