Famish

Even so did Corellius Rufus, another grave senator, by the relation of Plinius Secundus, Epist. lib.1, epist.12, famish himself to death […]

And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread.

The pains of famished Tantalus [he] shall feel.

And famish him of breath, if not of bread?

He had […]famished Paris into a surrender.

Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The vvhilſt their ovvne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething pittifull.

You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish.