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stelan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
stelan, p. stæl, pl. stǽlon; pp. stolen
Wright's OE grammar
§80; §93; §106; §119; §120; §225; §226; §276; §503;
To steal (with dat. of person from whom)
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  • Stilith

    conpilat,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 33.
  • Stiled,

      15, 32.
  • Gif frigman fréum stelþ,

      L. Ethb. 9; Th. i. 6, 2.
  • Se ðeo steoþ on ðone dæg, ne geáhsaþ hit manna,

      Lchdm. iii. 178, 5.
  • Stæl

    conpilabat,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 32.
  • Wénst ðú, ðæt wé ðínes hláfordes gold stǽlon,

      Gen. 44, 8.
  • Ne stel ðú,

      Ex. 20, 15: Mt. Kmbl. 19, 18.
  • Ic stele

    furer,

      Kent. Gl. 1081.
  • Þeóf ne cymþ búton ðæt hé stele

    fur non uenit nisi ut furetur,

      Jn. Skt. 10, 10.
  • Gif frigman cyninge stele,

      L. Ethb. 4; Th. i. 4, 3.
Etymology
[Goth. stilan: O. Sax. O. H. Ger. stelan: O. Frs. Icel. stela.]
Similar entries
v. be-, for-, ge-stelan; þeóf-stolen; stalian.
Linked entries
v.  a-stælan.
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