† ofˈtake, v. Obs.
For forms and inflexions see take v.
1. [f. of-3 + take v.] trans. To overtake, come up with.
| c 1205 Lay. 26069 Arður wes swiftre And of-toc þene eotend. 1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls) 1468 He of tok [several MSS. ouer tok] him at an hauene and slou him riȝt þere. 13.. Guy Warw. (A.) 6412 His gode stede he bi-strod And of-tok hem wiþ-outen abod. a 1400 Octouian 1625 All that they myghte with wepene of-take. |
b. To overtake or detect (in a fault).
| c 1350 Usages of Winchester in Eng. Gilds (1870) 355 Þat he ne mowe wiþ-segge ȝif he is of take oþer þan weel. |
2. To take off or away. (In pa. pple.) [Belongs to off- 1.]
| c 1386 Chaucer Prioress' T. 213 Til fro my tonge of taken is the greyn. 1432–50 tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 201 Lest thei scholde have skornede hym or elles oftaken the rynge awey in his absence. |