- forfair
- forfair /fər-fārˈ/intransitive verb (obsolete)To perish or decayORIGIN: OE forfaran• • •forfairnˈ adjective (Scot)1. Worn-out2. Exhausted
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ORRHEA — vulgo Forfair, vel Forfar, teste Camdenô, oppid. Scotiae in Angusia regione inter Brechinum ad Ortum, et Duncaledinum ad Occidentem, 12. mill. pass. Aliis est Newcastle, oppid. Northumbriae apud Tinam fluv. a Nunelmo 12. mill. pass. in Boream.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
forfairn — fərˈfārn adjective Etymology: Middle English forfaren, past participle of forfaren to perish, destroy, go astray, from for + faran to travel, go more at fare 1. Scotland : forlorn, bereft 2 … Useful english dictionary
