fortear

Etymology

From Middle English forteren, possibly from Old English *forteran, from Proto-West Germanic *frateran (“to tear up”). By surface analysis, for- (“up, completely”) + tear. Cognate with Dutch verteren (“to devour”), German Low German vertehren (“to consume”), German verzehren (“to consume”).

fortear means to tear up; tear to pieces. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

verb

To tear up; tear to pieces.“A German hussar, a veteran in the wars of Germany, appeared at the door of Congress, in Philadelphia, in his uniform and on horseback, with a fortorn cap upon his head, [...]”