forpine

verb
/fəˈpaɪn/UK/fəɹˈpaɪn/US

Etymology

From Middle English forpinen, equivalent to for- + pine. Cognate with Middle Low German vorpinen (“to forpine”).

  1. inherited from forpinen

Definitions

  1. To pine away.

    • But, through long anguish and selfe-murd'ring He was so wasted and forpined quight
  2. 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA