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zanzibar | 17:39 Sun 26th Mar 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why do we 'pine' for things/people?
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From Old English, Norse and Germanic sources, the verb 'pine' has always meant to suffer as in pain or punishment. Since the 1500s, it has taken on the meaning of yearning - in a suffering way - for absent or unobtainable people/things.
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