gnawen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gnaȝen, gnauen, gnauyn, gnawe, gnawyn knauyn, knawen, knawyn gnaghe (Yorkshire) === Etymology === From Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gnagan, Proto-Germanic *gnaganą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡnau̯ən/, /ˈknau̯ən/ IPA(key): /ɡnaːɣ/, /ɡnaɣ/ (Yorkshire, Lancashire) === Verb === gnawen (third-person singular simple present gnaweth, present participle gnawynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative gnogh or drew, past participle gnowen) To gnaw; to persistently bite or chew. To eat or eliminate through gnawing. To impale or wound; to pierce the skin. To wear; to cause corrosion or wastage. (rare) To anguish or worry; to cause concern. (rare) To mock, insult or slight; to speak negatively of. (rare) To feel anguish, worry, or concern. (rare) To ruin or ravage. ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is occasionally weak in Middle English, but usually remains strong. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== gnawynge ==== Descendants ==== English: gnaw, knaw Scots: gnaw, knaw Yola: gnafeen (ppl.) (<gnaȝen) ==== References ==== “gnauen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 October 2018.