v. Obs. [OE. forwyrcan, f. FOR- pref.1 + wyrcan to WORK; cf. OS. farwirkian, OHG. firwirken (MHG., mod.Ger. verwirken), Goth. frawaurkjan.]

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  1.  trans. To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.), ruin (oneself) by one’s own conduct.

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a. 1000.  Crist, 919 (Gr.).

        He bið þam yflum eȝeslic and grimlic
to ȝeseonne synneȝum monnum,
þam þær mid firenum cumað forð forworhte.

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c. 1175.  Cott. Hom., 221. Þæt wuniunge on hefen rice, þe se deofel forwo[r]hte mid modinesse.

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c. 1200.  Ormin, 13732.

        Forr affterr þatt ta forrme menn
  Adam & Eve hiss macche
Forrwrohhte wærenn ȝæness Godd.
    Ibid., 17534.
  Hu wærenn þeȝȝ forrwrohhte
To dreȝhenn wa wiþþ mikell rihht
  Inn helle wiþþ þe defell?

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1481.  Caxton, Reynard (Arb.), 52. I haue forwrought and angred my frendes.

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  2.  To do wrong to, injure.

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c. 1205.  Lay., 16693.

        Þat þu hauest þas hæȝe burh
swa swiðe for-worht.

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  3.  To overwork, exhaust with toil. Only in pa. pple. Forwrought.

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13[?].  E. E. Allit. P., C. 163.

        Þen þo wery for-wroȝt wyst no bote,
Bot vchon glewed on his god þat gayned hym beste.

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c. 1400.  Destr. Troy, 5861. He was very [= wery] for-wroght, & woundet full sore.

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c. 1500.  Lancelot, 888. So for-wrocht hys lymmys ver ilkon.

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1535.  Stewart, Cron. Scot., III. 44.

        Werie forwrocht, and richt weilsum of wane,
Greit reuth in hart had for to heir his mane.

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