forthnim

English

Etymology

From Middle English forthnimen, equivalent to forth- +‎ nim. Compare Dutch voortnemen (“to continue to take”), German fortnehmen (“to take away”).

Verb

forthnim (third-person singular simple present forthnims, present participle forthnimming, simple past forthnam or forthnimmed, past participle forthnum or forthnumb or forthnimmed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To take away; destroy.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To go away.
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