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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forgnaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forgnaw
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gnaw in pieces; eat up.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forgnawen, forgnaȝen, from Old English forgnagan (“to eat up”), equivalent to for- + gnaw.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forgnaws (present, singular) forgnawing (participle, present) forgnawed (participle, past) forgnawed (past)

Questions

What does forgnaw mean?
To gnaw in pieces; eat up.
Where does forgnaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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