forthnimen
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From forth- + nimen. Compare Dutch voortnemen (“to continue to take”), German fortnehmen (“to take away”).
Verb
[edit]forthnimen (third-person singular simple present forthnimeth, present participle forthnimmende, first-/third-person singular past indicative forthnam, past participle forthnumen or forthnomen)
- (transitive) to take away; destroy
- (intransitive) to go away