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besteal

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”).

  1. inherited from *bistelaną✻
  2. inherited from *bestelan✻
  3. inherited from bestelan
  4. inherited from bistelen

Definitions

  1. 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!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA