forcasten
English
Etymology
Originally the past participle of obsolete forcast (“to cast away”); also from Middle English forcasten, a variant of forcast (“rejected, cast away”), past participle of forcasten (“to cast away, reject”), of North Germanic origin, compare Danish forkaste (“to reject”), Swedish förkasta (“to reject”), equivalent to for- + cast.
Adjective
forcasten (comparative more forcasten, superlative most forcasten)
- (obsolete) Felled, fallen.
- (archaic, Britain dialectal) Cast away, rejected; neglected; not used, cast off.
- 1891, Samuel Rutherford, Letters of Samuel Rutherford:
- I think Christ lieth like an old forcasten castle, forsaken of the inhabitants; all men run away now from Him.
- 1891, Samuel Rutherford, Letters of Samuel Rutherford:
- (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Abandoned; forlorn.
- 1976, David Craig, Scottish literature and the Scottish people:
- They dread full ill I was right poor, By my forcasten company.
- 1976, David Craig, Scottish literature and the Scottish people:
Anagrams
- foscarnet
Middle English
Etymology
From for- + casten (“to throw, cast”), of North Germanic origin, compare Danish forkaste (“to reject”), Swedish förkasta (“to reject”).
Verb
forcasten
- to reject, cast away
- alternative past participle of forcasten
Adjective
forcasten
- neglected