stjele

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Germanic *stelaną
    Old Norse stela
    Old Danish stiælæ
    Danish stjæle
    Norwegian Bokmål stjele

    Inherited from Danish stjæle, from Old Danish stiælæ, from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

    Verb

    stjele (imperative stjel, present tense stjeler, passive stjeles, simple past stjal, past participle stjålet, present participle stjelende)

    1. to steal (illegally take possession of)
      Noen har stjålet bilen min!
      Someone has stolen my car!
    2. consume, take
      Dette arbeidet stjeler all fritiden min.
      This work takes all of my spare time.
    3. to achieve or gain something by tricking someone or something

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