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- verb transitive, obsolete To
gnaw in pieces;eat up .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forgnawen, forgnaȝen, from Old English forgnagan ("to eat up"), equivalent to for- + gnaw.
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reesetee commented on the word forgnaw
(Obsolete) To gnaw in pieces, eat up; lit. and fig.
September 30, 2008