Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forpine

/fəɹˈpaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-pine
IPA: /fəɹˈpaɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To waste away through suffering or through torment.

Archaic; Transitive verb

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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: for
Root: forpinen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəɹˈpaɪn/
British English: /fəˈpaɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

forpines (present, singular) forpining (participle, present) forpined (participle, past) forpined (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce forpine?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəɹˈpaɪn/.
What does forpine mean?: To pine away.
Where does forpine come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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