"fortear" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: fortears [present, singular, third-person], fortearing [participle, present], fortore [past], fortorn [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English forteren, possibly from Old English *forteran, from Proto-West Germanic *frateran (“to tear up”), equivalent to for- (“up, completely”) + tear. Cognate with Dutch verteren (“to devour”), German Low German vertehren (“to consume”), German verzehren (“to consume”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forteren}} Middle English forteren, {{inh|en|ang|*forteran}} Old English *forteran, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*frateran|t=to tear up}} Proto-West Germanic *frateran (“to tear up”), {{pre|en|for|tear|t1=up, completely}} for- (“up, completely”) + tear, {{cog|nl|verteren|t=to devour}} Dutch verteren (“to devour”), {{cog|nds-de|vertehren|t=to consume}} German Low German vertehren (“to consume”), {{cog|de|verzehren|t=to consume}} German verzehren (“to consume”) Head templates: {{en-verb|fortears|fortearing|fortore|fortorn}} fortear (third-person singular simple present fortears, present participle fortearing, simple past fortore, past participle fortorn)
  1. (transitive) To tear up; tear to pieces. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fortear-en-verb-4Mhsx8u9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-

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