Middle English Dictionary Entry
fortain ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | fortain ppl. |
| Etymology | Cp. tān , ppl. of MnE (N dial.) tā take, in. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Taken away; fig. put to death.
Associated quotations
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)319/422 : Withoutten gylt then was he tayn, That lufly lord..It was my gylt he was fortayn.