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 Cognate with Dutch verouderd (“outdated, obsolete, old-fashioned”), German veraltet (“outdated, obsolete, antiquated”), Swedish föråldrad (“outdated, antiquated, archaic”).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

1. worn out with age; very old
2. obsolete