forpine
verb/fəˈpaɪn/UK/fəɹˈpaɪn/US
Etymology
From Middle English forpinen, equivalent to for- + pine. Cognate with Middle Low German vorpinen (“to forpine”).
- inherited from forpinen
Definitions
To pine away.
- But, through long anguish and selfe-murd'ring He was so wasted and forpined quight
To waste away through suffering or through torment.
- […] While to my sight thy giant stature rears Its bulk forpined upon these savage rocks In shameful bonds the linked adamant locks.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA