forclem
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English forclemmen, equivalent to for- + clem. Cognate with German verklemmen (“to jam, jam up”).
Verb
editforclem (third-person singular simple present forclems, present participle forclemming, simple past and past participle forclemmed or forclempt)
- (obsolete, transitive) To pinch with hunger; choke up.