Scottish dialect adjective meaning completely worn out, exhausted, or tired from fighting or exertion.
Scottish formation from 'forfoughen' (to exhaust), with '-en' creating an archaic past participle form used adjectivally in Scots dialect.
You'll find 'forfoughten' in Scottish poems and ballads describing warriors after battle—it's a word that captures both physical exhaustion and the emotional toll of conflict!
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