forwelk
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English forwelken, equivalent to for- + welk. Compare Dutch verwelken (“to wither, wilt”), German verwelken (“to fade, wilt, shrivel away”). More at for-, welk.
Verb
editforwelk (third-person singular simple present forwelks, present participle forwelking, simple past and past participle forwelked)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To wither; decay; fade.