forworth
(intransitive, rare, Scotland, Northern England, obsolete) To perish, forfare; come to nought or ruin; go wrong.
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(intransitive, rare, Scotland, Northern England, obsolete) To perish, forfare; come to nought or ruin; go wrong.
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(intransitive, rare, Scotland, Northern England, obsolete) To degenerate (into); become (something inferior); come to.
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(archaic, UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) Forlorn; destitute; worn out; jaded.