Forpine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fəˈpaɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forpine is a verb meaning (intransitive, obsolete) To pine away.
Meaning
(intransitive, obsolete) To pine away.
More Meanings
- (transitive, archaic) To waste away through suffering or through torment.
Example Sentences
But, through long anguish and selfe-murd'ring He was so wasted and forpined quight
[…] While to my sight thy giant stature rears Its bulk forpined upon these savage rocks In shameful bonds the linked adamant locks.
Word Forms
- forpines
- forpining
- forpined
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pyne, repyne, stound, languish, proin, erne.
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