forfoughen

adjective

for·​fough·​en

variants or forfouchen

fərˈfōḵən,

-äḵ-,

-ȯḵ-

or forfoughten

-ḵtən

chiefly Scottish

: worn out and depressed : exhausted

Word History

Etymology

Middle English forfoughten, from for- + foughten, past participle of fighten to fight

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