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forwelk

forwelk verb: to wither; decay; fade.

Verb

forwelk (third-person singular simple present forwelks, present participle forwelking, simple past and past participle forwelked)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To wither; decay; fade.

Forms of forwelk

third-person singular presentforwelks
present participleforwelking
past participleforwelked
pastforwelked

Origin of forwelk

From Middle English forwelken, equivalent to for- + welk. Compare Dutch verwelken (“to wither, wilt”), German verwelken (“to fade, wilt, shrivel away”). More at for-, welk.

Questions about forwelk

What does forwelk mean?
Forwelk means to wither; decay; fade.
What part of speech is forwelk?
Forwelk is a verb.
What is the past tense of forwelk?
The past tense of forwelk is forwelked.

Words near forwelk in the dictionary

  1. forwearies
  2. forwears
  3. forweary
  4. forwearying
  5. forweep
  6. forwelk
  7. forwent
  8. forwhy
  9. forwither
  10. forwonder
  11. forwondered

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