English Explanatory Dictionary

fortake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take away; remove; deprive.
  2. To mistake; make a mistake.
  3. To aim or deal a blow at; hit.

Word forms

fortake fortakes fortaking fortook fortaken no-table-tags glossary fortakest fortookst fortaketh

Etymology

From Middle English fortaken, equivalent to for- + take. Cognate with dialectal Norwegian fortaka (“to assail, assault”), Swedish förta (“to deprive, take away, deaden”).

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