fortakeEtymologyFrom Middle English fortaken, equivalent to for- + take. Cognate with dialectal Norwegian fortaka (“to assail, assault”), Swedish förta (“to deprive, take away, deaden”).verbTo take away; remove; deprive.“Be ye not willing to hoard to you gold hoards on earth, where rust and moth fortake it, and where thieves delve it and forsteal, [...]”To mistake; make a mistake.To aim or deal a blow at; hit.