FromMiddle Englishforstelen, fromOld Englishforstelan(“to steal away, steal, rob, deprive”), fromProto-Germanic*farstelaną,*frastelaną(“to steal, steal away”), equivalent tofor- +steal. Cognate withMiddle Low Germanvorstelen(“to steal away”),Middle High Germanferstelan(“to steal away”).
forsteal (third-person singular simple presentforsteals,present participleforstealing,simple pastforstole,past participleforstolen)
Variant offorestall.
forsteal (pluralforsteals)