/fam"ish/ , v.t., v.i. Archaic.
1. to suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger; starve.
2. to starve to death.
[ 1350-1400; ME famisshe, equiv. to famen to starve ( afamer affamare, equiv. to L af- AF- + famare, deriv. of fames hunger) + -isshe -ISH 2 ]