forwander
forwander verb: to wander until weary; wander far and wide.
Verb
forwander (third-person singular simple present forwanders, present participle forwandering, simple past and past participle forwandered)
- To wander until weary; wander far and wide.
- Ah, I am full weary, lief, let me sleep, Forwandered and walked in this forest.2009, Richard Beadle, Pamela M. King, York Mystery Plays
- To weary with wandering; cause to wander until weary.
- […] His courage, His purity, His meekness; His daily wakefulness to God's voice, the swiftness and brilliance of His speech for others, His silence under His own torments; His resorts—among the bruised, the prisoners, the forwandered of Israel, […]1897, Sir George Adam Smith, The book of Isaiah
- The Lent term had pulled me down, a week of modest enjoyment thereafter in town had finished the work; and I drank in the sharp moorish air like a thirsty man who has been forwandered among deserts.1899, John Buchan, No Man's Land
Forms of forwander
| third-person singular present | forwanders |
|---|---|
| present participle | forwandering |
| past participle | forwandered |
| past | forwandered |
Origin of forwander
From Middle English forwandrien, equivalent to for- + wander.
Questions about forwander
- What does forwander mean?
- Forwander means to wander until weary; wander far and wide.
- What part of speech is forwander?
- Forwander is a verb.
- What is the past tense of forwander?
- The past tense of forwander is forwandered.
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