Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take away; destroy.
- To go away.
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
take away ;destroy . - verb intransitive, obsolete To
go away .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forthnimen, equivalent to forth- + nim. Compare Dutch voortnemen ("to continue to take"), German fortnehmen ("to take away").
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