besteal en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English bistelen, from Old English bestelan, from Proto-West Germanic *bestelan, from Proto-Germanic *bistelaną, corresponding to be- (“off, away”) + steal. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besteele, Dutch bestelen, German Low German bestehlen, Luxembourgish bestielen, German bestehlen, Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”).
Meanings
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(archaic, intransitive, obsolete, rare) To steal, move stealthily.
Come, come, truly see what mortal man behold, the mother of beauty to them all bestole. Truly matchless thou art, my beloved. I love you more than all!
2018, Edgar Beaumont, Teleportkinesis:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bestolen | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bestole | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| besteals | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bestealing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |