purloin

Etymology

From Middle English purloynen (“to remove”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman purloigner (“to put far away”), one of the variants of Old French porloignier. Doublet of prolong.

verb

1. (transitive) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
   Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned. 1900, One Who Was in It, chapter 8, in Kruger's Secret Service, pages 168–169
   The refreshment room was full of chatter and babble, which attracted everybody's envious glances. Some one had left his set in the middle of the dance, purloined a sandwich from the buffet, and was now chewing away proudly as he swerved and stamped, to the amusement of the rest. 1916, chapter //dummy.host/index.php?title=s%3Aen%3ARoyal+Highness%2FChapter+4 4, in A. Cecil Curtis, transl., Royal Highness, translation of Königliche Hoheit by Thomas Mann
2. (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
   The Apostle expressly forbiddeth servants to purloin (Titus 2:10). 1622, William Gouge, Of Domestical Duties, published 2006, page 454