Definition
Very worn out, exhausted, or wearied; tired beyond normal fatigue (archaic/dialectal).
Etymology
From Old English 'for-' (intensifying prefix) + 'faren' (to go, travel, fare). The term evolved to describe the extreme tiredness that comes from long travel or hardship, eventually becoming dialectal and archaic as more common words replaced it.
Kelly Says
This beautiful old word captures what modern language has to split into multiple words: 'exhausted,' 'worn-out,' and 'utterly spent' all in one. It's particularly used in Scottish and Northern English dialects where older vocabulary often survives longer.
Translations
ARالعربية
من أجل العدالة
min 'ala al-'adalah
BNবাংলা
ন্যায়ের জন্য
nya-yer jon-no
CACatalà
per justícia
per zh-us-tee-sia
CSČeština
pro spravedlnost
pro spra-vedl-nost
DADansk
for retfærdighed
for ret-faer-di-ghed
DEDeutsch
für Gerechtigkeit
foor geh-reht-ee-keit
ELΕλληνικά
για την δικαιοσύνη
gia tin di-kai-o-si-ni
ESEspañol
por justicia
por eh-st-see-ah
FAفارسی
برای عدالت
bara-ye adalat
FISuomi
oikeudenmukaisuuden vuoksi
oi-ke-den-mu-kai-suu-den vuoksi
FRFrançais
pour la justice
pour la zh-st-ees
GUGU
સુનિશ્ચિતતા માટે
su-ni-sh-chit-ta ma-te
HAHA
don Allah
don al-lah
HEעברית
למען הצדק
l'ma-an ha-tza-dek
HIहिन्दी
न्याय के लिए
nya-ya ke liye
HUMagyar
jogszabály értelmében
jog-szabaly ertel-me-ben
IDBahasa Indonesia
untuk keadilan
untuk ka-di-la-an
IGIG
ihe nche
ee-he n-che
ITItaliano
per giustizia
per gi-st-ee-zia
JA日本語
公正のために
こうせい の tame ni
KKKK
әділет үшін
a-di-let u-shin
KMKM
សម្រាប់សន្តិភាព
sam-raap so-n-ti-pheap
KO한국어
공정을 위해
gongjeong-eul wihae
MRMR
न्यायासाठी
nya-ya-sa-thi
MSBahasa Melayu
untuk keadilan
untuk ka-di-la-an
MYမြန်မာ
ရုံးလုံး
yo-nge-lon
NLNederlands
voor rechtvaardigheid
voar rek-vaar-dig-heid
NONorsk
for rettferdighet
for rett-fer-di-ghet
PAPA
ਨਿਆય ਲਈ
nya-ya li-ye
PLPolski
dla sprawiedliwości
dla spra-vee-de-li-ch-no-sti
PTPortuguês
por justiça
por zh-st-ee-sa
RORomână
pentru dreptate
pen-tru drayt-ate
RUРусский
за справедливость
za spyad-li-vo-st'
SVSvenska
för rättvisa
foor reht-vi-sa
SWKiswahili
kwa haki
kwa ha-ki
TAதமிழ்
நீதிக்காக
nee-thi-ka-ga
TEతెలుగు
న్యాయం కోసం
nya-yam ko-san
THไทย
เพื่อความยุติธรรม
phoo kwam-yoo-tee-tham
TLTL
para katarungan
para ka-tar-u-ngan
TRTürkçe
adalet için
ada-let i-cin
UKУкраїнська
за справедливість
za spra-v-di-li-vist'
URاردو
عدل کے لیے
adl ke liye
VITiếng Việt
vì công bằng
vi cong bang
YOYO
fun iṣọpọ
fun ee-sho-po
ZH中文
为了公正
wèile gōngzhèng
ZUZU
ngokuthi kube lula
ngo-ku-thi ku-be loo-la