forwork — Englisches Wörterbuch

Verb

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

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • transitiv

   Synonyme

   shoot oneself in the foot

2. To obstruct; barricade; block.

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • transitiv

   Synonyme

   forslow

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   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.

3. To do wrong to; injure; scathe.

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • transitiv

   Synonyme

   harmwound

4. To overwork; exhaust with toil.

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • transitiv

   Synonyme

   burn outoverburdenoverlabouroverplyovertaxrun someone ragged

   Beispiele

   And toiling so, well-nigh forwrought, She prayed full fervently; […]