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Forwear vs Fortear - What's the difference?

forwear | fortear |

As verbs the difference between forwear and fortear

is that forwear is (obsolete) to wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste while fortear is to tear up; tear to pieces.

forwear

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (erroneous)

Verb

  • (obsolete) To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste.

    • Related terms

    * (l) English words prefixed with for-

    fortear

    English

    Verb

  • To tear up; tear to pieces.
  • *1842 , A historical collection from official records, files, &c.:
    • A German hussar, a veteran in the wars of Germany, appeared at the door of Congress, in Philadelphia, in his uniform and on horseback, with a fortorn cap upon his head, [...]
  • *1882 , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow :
    • It was as if an earthquake rent, And made fortorn The households horn Of peace on earth, [...]

    Usage notes

    * Usually found in the past participle as fortorn.