forjesket

adjective

for·​jes·​ket

variants or forjeskit

fərˈjeskə̇t

or forjaskit

-ˈjaskə̇t

Scottish

: weary or broken down : exhausted

forjesket sair, with weary legs

—Robert Burns

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by for-) of disjaskit

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