forpine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈpaɪn/

Verb

forpine (third-person singular simple present forpines, present participle forpining, simple past and past participle forpined)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To pine away.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To waste away through suffering or through torment.
    • 1924, G. M. Cookson, Prometheus Bound:
      [] 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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