destroyed or ruined completely; utterly lost or undone.
From Old English 'for-' (completely) + 'worden' (become, grow, past participle of 'worth'). Describes complete ruin or destruction.
This word shows how 'worth' once meant 'to become'—so 'forworden' means 'completely became ruined,' a process-oriented way of describing destruction!
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