Forsteal

From Middle English forstelen, from Old English forstelan ("to steal away, steal, rob, deprive"), from Proto-Germanic *farstelanÄ…, *frastelanÄ… ("to steal, steal away"), equivalent to - + steal. Cognate with Middle Low German vorstelen ("to steal away"), Middle High German ferstelan ("to steal away").

Full definition of forsteal

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To steal away.

Variant of forestall.

Noun

1. Obsolete form of forestall