forwrought

forwrought is the simple past and past participle of forwork.

Adjective

forwrought (comparative more forwrought, superlative most forwrought)

Worked-up; agitated; troubled.
- [...] Arthur; a fearful night it was: there was a sough in the air, a sound drawing nigh like that of a host marching:- — but you're looking pale and forwrought, man; is any thing ailing ye?1829, John Carne, Stratton Hill: A Tale of the Civil Wars - Volume 1 - Page 131
Blocked; obstructed.
- And Æthelwold sat within the ham, with the men that to him had bowed, and he had forwrought [obstructed] all the gates in, and said that he would either there live or there lie. Thereupon rode the ætheling on night away, and sought the [...]1881, Grant Allen, Early Britain: Anglo-Saxon Britain

forwork (third-person singular simple present forworks, present participle forworking, simple past and past participle forworked or forwrought)

(archaic, transitive) To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct.

Synonyms:

shoot oneself in the foot
(archaic, transitive) To obstruct; barricade; block.
- And Æthelwold sat within the ham, with the men that to him had bowed, and he had forwrought [obstructed] all the gates in, and said that he would either there live or there lie.1881, Grant Allen, Early Britain
Synonyms:

forslow, barricade, block, choke, clog, close off, cumber, foul, gunk up, hamper
(archaic, transitive) To do wrong to; injure; scathe.

Synonyms:

harm, wound, abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for
(archaic, transitive) To overwork; exhaust with toil.
- And toiling so, well-nigh forwrought, She prayed full fervently; […]1889, St. John's College (University of Cambridge), The Eagle
Synonyms:

burn out, overburden, overlabour, overply, overtax, run someone ragged

comparative	more forwrought
superlative	most forwrought

From forwork, equivalent to for- + wrought.

What does forwrought mean?: Forwrought means worked-up; agitated; troubled.
What is forwrought the simple past and past participle of?: Forwrought is the simple past and past participle of forwork.
What part of speech is forwrought?: Forwrought is an adjective.

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