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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(archaic, transitive) To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct..
And Æthelwold sat within the ham, with the men that to him had bowed, and he had forwrought [obstructed] all the gates in, and said that he would either there live or there lie.
And toiling so, well-nigh forwrought, She prayed full fervently; […]
Use forwork when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forwork means (archaic, transitive) To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct..
Common synonyms include shoot oneself in the foot, forslow, barricade, block.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And Æthelwold sat within the ham, with the men that to him had bowed, and he had forwrought [obstructed] all the gates in, and said that he would either there live or there lie.
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