fornimen

Middle English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to take away, remove; deprive
  • (transitive) to destroy, do away with, fordo
  • (transitive) to encroach upon

Etymology

Inherited from Old English forniman (take away, destroy, annul, waste, deprive of, consume, disfigure, plunder, overcome, devastate) inherited from Proto-Germanic *farnemaną prefix from Middle English nimen.

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Middle English

nimen

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