- forpine
- \\fə(r)ˈpīn\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English forpinen, from for- + pinen to pine — more at pinearchaic : to waste or pine away (as from anguish or suffering)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Forpine — For*pine , v. t. To waste away completely by suffering or torment. [Archaic] Pale as a forpined ghost. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forpine — verb To waste away through suffering or through torment. But I which spend, the darke and dreadful night, / In watch and ward, when those birds take their rest, / Forpine my selfe, that Louers might delight, / To heare the notes, which breake out … Wiktionary
forpine — v. n. == languish. 2402 B … Oldest English Words
forpine — for·pine … English syllables
forepine — see forpine … Useful english dictionary
