"forbite" meaning in English

See forbite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forbites [present, singular, third-person], forbiting [participle, present], forbit [past], forbitten [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English forbiten (“to bite up”), from Old English forbītan, equivalent to for- + bite. Cognate with West Frisian forbite (“to forbite”), Dutch verbijten (“to forbite”), Low German verbīten (“to forbite”), German verbeissen (“to forbite”). More at for-, bite. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forbiten||to bite up}} Middle English forbiten (“to bite up”), {{inh|en|ang|forbītan}} Old English forbītan, {{prefix|en|for|bite}} for- + bite, {{cog|fy|forbite||to forbite}} West Frisian forbite (“to forbite”), {{cog|nl|verbijten||to forbite}} Dutch verbijten (“to forbite”), {{cog|nds|verbiten|verbīten|to forbite}} Low German verbīten (“to forbite”), {{cog|de|verbeissen||to forbite}} German verbeissen (“to forbite”) Head templates: {{en-verb|forbites|forbiting|forbit|forbitten}} forbite (third-person singular simple present forbites, present participle forbiting, simple past forbit, past participle forbitten)
  1. To bite up, bite to pieces.
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