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† beˈsteal, v. Obs.
For forms see steal.
[OE. bestelan, f. be- + stelan to steal. Parallel compounds in the other mod.Teut. langs. are Du. bestelen, Ger. bestehlen, Da. bestiæle, Sw. bestjäla, all meaning ‘to steal, rob.’]
intr. (and refl.) To steal or move stealthily (away or on).
a725Laws of Ina §39 (Bosw.) Gif hwa on oðre scire hine bestele. c893K. ælfred Oros. i. x. §4 And þa nihtes on unᵹearwe hi on bestæl. c1175Moral Ode 15 in Lamb. Hom. 161 Elde me is bistolen on . er ich hit wiste. c1380Sir Ferumb. 3876 On of hem..ys by-stole awaye. 1597Dowland Lyrics in Arb. Garner IV. 47 Worn soul! That living dies, till thou on me bestoule! |