stelen

See also: Stelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːlə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ste‧len
  • Rhymes: -eːlən

Etymology 1

  • Inherited from Middle Dutch stelen, from Old Dutch *stelan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

    Verb

    stelen

    1. (transitive) to steal
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of stelen (strong class 4)
    infinitive stelen
    past singular stal
    past participle gestolen
    infinitive stelen
    gerund stelen n
    present tense past tense
    1st person singular steel stal
    2nd person sing. (jij) steelt, steel2 stal
    2nd person sing. (u) steelt stal
    2nd person sing. (gij) steelt staalt
    3rd person singular steelt stal
    plural stelen stalen
    subjunctive sing.1 stele stale
    subjunctive plur.1 stelen stalen
    imperative sing. steel
    imperative plur.1 steelt
    participles stelend gestolen
    1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Afrikaans: steel
    • Negerhollands: steel

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

    stelen

    1. plural of steel

    Anagrams

    Middle Dutch

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Dutch *stelan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈstɛːlən/

    Verb

    stēlen

    1. to steal

    Inflection

    Conjugation of stēlen (strong class 4)
    infinitive base form stēlen
    genitive stēlens
    dative stēlene
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular stēle stal stēle stâle
    2nd person singular stēels, stēles stâels, stâles stēels, stēles stâles
    3rd person singular stēelt, stēlet stal stēle stâle
    1st person plural stēlen stâlen stēlen stâlen
    2nd person plural stēelt, stēlet stâelt, stâlet stēelt, stēlet stâlet
    3rd person plural stēlen stâlen stēlen stâlen
    imperative
    singular stel, stēel, stēle
    plural stēelt, stēlet
    present past
    participle stēlende gestolen

    Descendants

    Further reading

    Middle English

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Old English stelan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

    Verb

    stelen (third-person singular simple present steleth, present participle stelende, stelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative stal, past participle stolen)

    1. to steal
      • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Epheſianes 4:28, page 75v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
        he þat ſtal .· now ſtele he not / but moꝛe trauele he in woꝛchyng wiþ his hondis þat þat is good .· þat he haue wher of he ſchal ȝyue to nedi
        Anyone who steals shouldn't steal again, but should instead do useful work with their own hands so they have [something] to give to the needy.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of stelen (strong class 4)
    infinitive (to) stelen, stele
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular stele stel, stel
    2nd-person singular stolest stale1, stale1
    3rd-person singular stoleth stel, stel
    subjunctive singular stele stale2, stale2
    imperative singular
    plural3 stelen, stele stalen, stale, stalen, stale
    imperative plural steleth, stele
    participles stelynge, stelende stelen, stele, ystelen, ystele

    1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or stelest, stelest.
    2 Later replaced by the indicative.
    3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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