completely mad or insane; driven to madness.
From Old English 'for-' (completely) + 'woden' (mad, raging). Related to Wodan/Odin, possibly suggesting god-sent madness.
The connection to Wodan (Odin) hints that medieval people thought complete madness was almost divine—a god-sent state rather than an illness!
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