But I which spend, the darke and dreadful night, / In watch and ward, when those birds take their rest, / Forpine my selfe, that Louers might delight, / To heare the notes, which breake out of my breste.
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Forpine — For*pine , v. t. To waste away completely by suffering or torment. [Archaic] Pale as a forpined ghost. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forpine — v. n. == languish. 2402 B … Oldest English Words
forpine — for·pine … English syllables
forpine — fə(r)ˈpīn verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English forpinen, from for + pinen to pine more at pine archaic : to waste or pine away (as from anguish or suffering) … Useful english dictionary
forepine — see forpine … Useful english dictionary
