forswunk

English

Etymology

From Middle English forswunken, past participle of forswinken (“to overwork”), equivalent to for- +‎ swunk. More at forswink.

Adjective

forswunk (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) totally worn out from work
   • 1943, "Just Another Word: Comprising A Word in Your Ear & Just Another Word", Ivor John Carnegie Brown, Ivor Brown, p. 112

     If indeed he had so turned from Latin texts to garden-tools, he would certainly have been forswunk.