† forwalkv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To weary with walking; to over-tire. In the Scottish examples probably confused with forwaked: see for- prefix1 1f(b).
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (transitive)] > with walking or running
forchasea1510
forwalk1513
trachlea1578
surbate1590
walk1622
overmarch1670
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. vi. [v.] 35 Quhen the first quyet Of natural slepe..Stelis on forwalkit [so Ruthven MS.; ed. Small fordoverit] mortall creaturis.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 73 b They weare away with continuance, euen as Time doth weare and fore-welke [1612 fore-walke] vs.
Derivatives
forˈwalked adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > by or with walking or running
forrun1297
forwalkeda1375
weary of-walkedc1400
forrakeda1500
surbated1575
footsore1660
weary-foot1791
footworn1792
stagged-up1866
run1876
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2236 Þei þeder come, al wery for-walked.
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xiii. 204 Whan thow art wery for-walked.
1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) ii. 204 The Romanis..sett on the Volschis, wery and forwalkit.
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- to hang long betwixt one'the fingers
- to hang loose
- to hang loose to
- to hang off
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- to hang on a person's lips
- to hang on by one's fingernails
- to hang on by one's fingertips
- to hang on by the eyelids
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- to hang on lips
- to hang on one's mind
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- to hang on to something by one's fingernails
- to hang on to something by one's fingertips
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- to hang on, upon, of sleeve
- to hang one on
- to hang one's ears