Middle English word forolden comes from Old English for-, Old English ealdian
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| for- | Old English (ang) | Forming verbs from verbs with various senses especially ‘wrongly, away from, astray, abstention, prohibition, perversion, destruction’. Used to create intensified adjectives and verbs from other adjectives and verbs, with the sense of completely or fully. Compare Modern English use of up. Very. |
| ealdian | Old English (ang) | |
| forealdian | Old English (ang) | (of dead matter) To get worn out with long use, decay through being kept to long.. (of living things) To grow weak with age.. (of time) To run out, expire.. To grow or wax old, become old. |
| forealdien | Middle English (enm) |