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forridden

forridden adjective: worn out or weary from hard or excessive riding.

Adjective

forridden (comparative more forridden, superlative most forridden)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Worn out or weary from hard or excessive riding.

Forms of forridden

comparativemore forridden
superlativemost forridden

Origin of forridden

From for- + ridden. Compare Middle English forriden (“to ride ahead of, intercept”), from Old English forrīdan (“to intercept by riding before”).

Questions about forridden

What does forridden mean?
Forridden means worn out or weary from hard or excessive riding.
What part of speech is forridden?
Forridden is an adjective.

Words near forridden in the dictionary

  1. Forresters Beach
  2. Forrestfield
  3. Forrey
  4. Forreys
  5. forrid
  6. forridden
  7. forrids
  8. forrill
  9. Forrisi
  10. Forrisis
  11. forrit

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