fortake

Verb

(third-person singular simple present fortakes, present participle fortaking, simple past fortook, past participle fortaken)

To take away; remove; deprive.
(UK dialectal) To mistake; make a mistake.
(UK dialectal) To aim or deal a blow at; hit.

Origin

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

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