besteal

English

Etymology

From Middle English bestelen, from Old English bestelan, from Proto-Germanic *bistelaną, corresponding to be- +‎ steal. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besteele, Dutch bestelen, German Low German bestehlen, Luxembourgish bestielen, German bestehlen, Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”).

Verb

besteal (third-person singular simple present besteals, present participle bestealing, simple past bestole, past participle bestolen)

  1. (obsolete) To steal, move stealthily.

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