Etymology

forgnaw

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Today it means: To gnaw in pieces; eat up. Full definition →

Middle English forgnawen ← Old English forgnagan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromforgnagan“to eat up”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforgnawen
  3. English todayforgnaw

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

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