Very worn out, exhausted, or wearied; tired beyond normal fatigue (archaic/dialectal).
From Old English 'for-' (intensifying prefix) + 'faren' (to go, travel, fare). The term evolved to describe the extreme tiredness that comes from long travel or hardship, eventually becoming dialectal and archaic as more common words replaced it.
This beautiful old word captures what modern language has to split into multiple words: 'exhausted,' 'worn-out,' and 'utterly spent' all in one. It's particularly used in Scottish and Northern English dialects where older vocabulary often survives longer.
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