v. Obs. or arch. Also 6–9 fore-. [f. FOR- pref.1 + WEARY v.] trans. To weary, tire out.
¶ An intr. sense, ‘to become wearied’ is given in the Cent. Dict. with reference to Palsgr., but he has only the trans. sense. Many of the examples of the pa. pple. might admit of being referred to the intrans. use.
c. 1250. Gen. & Ex., 3893.
| Forð ðeðen he comen to salmona, | |
| for-weried grucheden he ðoa. |
1494. Fabyan, Chron., VII. 239.
| Nowe shaketh my hande, my pen waxeth dulle, | |
| For weryd and tyred; seynge this werke so longe. |
1587. Fleming, Contn. Holinshed, III. 1320/2. The foure foster children of desire entered in a braue chariot (verie finelie and curiouslie decked) as men forewearied and halfe ouercome.
1603. Knolles, Hist. Turks (1621), 8. The Christians forewearied with long trauel, were not able farre to follow the Chace.
1819. W. Tennant, Papistry Storm’d (1827), 112.
| And Hawkey now, weel sair’d wi’ food, | |
| Within the byre forwearyt stood. |
1832. Motherwell, Tim the Tacket, 9.
| Oh! can it be a spectre-ship, | |
| Forwearied of the storm and ocean, | |
| That here hath ended its last trip, | |
| And sought repose from ceaseless motion? |
1867. Morris, Jason, I. 389.
| The sunny grass would make a pleasant bed | |
| For tired limbs, and dreamy, languid head | |
| Of sandalled nymph, forewearied with the chase. |
Hence Forwearied ppl. a.; Forwearying vbl. sb.
1562. Legh, Armorie (1597), 126 b. Nor as forwearied Souldiers, betake you to carelesse reste.
1571. Golding, Calvin on Ps. xvii. 15. After long forwerying, he lay as it were in a slomber.
1592. Nashe, P. Penilesse, Wks. (Grosart), II. 134. The verie thought … woulde haue inspired thy forewearied Muse with new furie.
1855. Singleton, Virgil, I. 210.
| Having scarce allowed | |
| Th’ aged [god] to settle his forwearied limbs, | |
| With mighty shout he rushes on. |
