verb
- past tense of peine; to cause pain or suffering to; to torment or afflict (archaic or literary)
Usage: archaic; literary; chiefly historical or poetic usage
Examples
- The knight was peined by his wounds and long captivity.
- She felt peined by the loss of her dear friend.
- The prisoners were peined by harsh conditions in the dungeon.
- His conscience was peined by guilt over his past actions.