forwelk
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English forwelken, equivalent to for- + welk. Compare Dutch verwelken (“to wither, wilt”), German verwelken (“to fade, wilt, shrivel away”). More at for-, welk.
Verb[edit]
forwelk (third-person singular simple present forwelks, present participle forwelking, simple past and past participle forwelked)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To wither; decay; fade.