English Explanatory Dictionary

forgnaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gnaw in pieces; eat up.

Word forms

forgnaw forgnaws forgnawing forgnawed

Etymology

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

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