forsling

From Middle Dutch verslinden, from Old Dutch *farslindan (“to devour”), from Proto-Germanic *farslindaną, *fraslindaną (“to devour”), equivalent to for- +‎ Proto-Germanic *slindaną (“to devour”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, creep”). Cognate with Dutch verslinden (“to devour”), Middle Low German vorslinden (“to devour, eat up”), German verschlinden, verschlingen (“to devour, swallow up”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (fraslindan, “to gobble, swallow, devour”).

forsling (third-person singular simple present forslings, present participle forslinging, simple past forslung or forslong, past participle forslung or forslongen)

1. (transitive, archaic) To swallow down; gobble up.
   • 1924, William John Thoms, Henry Morley, Roger Bacon, Early English Prose Romances:

     He hath waited by night and day in such wise that he hath stolen so many of my children that of fifteen I have but four, in such wise hath this thief forslongen them.

• Rolfings