forsteal

Meaning

Verb

To steal away, rob, deprive.

Origin

From Middle English forstelen, from Old English forstelan ("to steal away, steal, rob, deprive"), from Proto-Germanic *farstelaną, *frastelaną, equivalent to for- + steal. Cognate with Middle Low German vorstelen ("to steal away"), Middle High German ferstelan ("to steal away").
Variant of forestall.

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