forolded
Middle English
Alternative forms
- for-olded
Etymology
Past participle of forolden, forealdien, from Old English forealdian (“to grow old, decay”). Cognate with Dutch verouderd (“outdated, obsolete, old-fashioned”), German veraltet (“outdated, obsolete, antiquated”), Swedish föråldrad (“outdated, antiquated, archaic”). More at for-, eld, old.
Adjective
forolded
- worn out with age; very old
- obsolete