English

Adjective

forcasten ‎(comparative more forcasten, superlative most forcasten)

1. (obsolete) Felled, fallen.
2. (archaic, Britain dialectal) Cast away, rejected; neglected; not used, cast off.
   • 1891, Samuel Rutherford, Letters of Samuel Rutherford:

     I think Christ lieth like an old forcasten castle, forsaken of the inhabitants; all men run away now from Him.

3. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Abandoned; forlorn.
   • 1976, David Craig, Scottish literature and the Scottish people:

     They dread full ill I was right poor, By my forcasten company.

Middle English

Etymology

From for- +‎ casten ‎(“to throw, cast”), of North Germanic origin, compare Danish forkaste ‎(“to reject”), Swedish förkasta ‎(“to reject”).

Verb

forcasten

1. to reject, cast away
2. alternative past participle of forcasten

Adjective

forcasten

1. neglected