† forstealv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To steal away.
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the mind > possession > taking > taking surreptitiously > take surreptitiously [verb (transitive)]
forsteala940
stealc950
undernimc1175
to run away with?c1430
embezzle1469
steal?1473
surrept1548
cloyne1549
abstract1555
secrete1749
smuggle1768
to run off1821
snakea1861
sneak1883
snitch1904
palm1941
a940 Laws of Æthelstan v. vi. §3 Gif hine man forstæle.
c975 Rushw. Gosp. Matt. vi. 19 In eorþe..þær ðiofes adelfaþ and forstelaþ.
c1175 Lamb. Hom. 109 Heouene..þer nan þeof ne mei [his] maðmas forsteolan.
c1200 Prayer to our Lady 9 in Old Eng. Misc. 192 Slep me hað mi lif forstole richt half oðer more.
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