An archaic or obsolete term meaning to exhaust or wear out completely through sustained effort or hardship.
From Old English 'for-' (prefix meaning completely or excessively) + 'sado' (possibly related to 'sad' meaning heavy or weary). The term evolved in Middle English but fell out of common usage by the early modern period.
This word captures a time when English speakers had dozens of 'for-' prefix verbs to describe different ways of being thoroughly worn out—we've lost that precision today, replacing them with simple modern equivalents like 'exhausted.'
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