forfairn

And tho 'wi' crazy eild I'm sair forfairn [old age, sorely worn-out]

Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907

I have had mony a thought, that when I fand mysell auld and forfairn, and no able to enjoy

The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801

I have had mony a thought, that when I fand mysell auld and forfairn, and no able to enjoy

The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801

I have had mony a thought, that when I fand mysell auld and forfairn, and no able to enjoy God's blessed air ony langer, I wad drag mysell here wi 'a pickle ait-meal; and see, there's a bit bonny dropping well that popples that self-same gate simmer and winter; --- and I wad e'en streek mysell out here, and abide my removal, like an auld dog that trails its useless ugsome carcass into some bush or bracken no to gie living things a scunner wi' the sight o't when it's dead ---

The Antiquary 1845

"He has afore now," answered Nannie, "helpit mony a puir, forfairn lassie in the very bit o'time when their case was maist fearful.

Alamance; Or, the Great and Final Experiment viii, 9-151, [1] p. 1847