† bestealv.

Forms: For forms see steal n.¹

Etymology: Old English bestelan , < be- prefix + stelan to steal v.² Parallel compounds in the other modern Germanic languages are Dutch bestelen, German bestehlen, Danish bestiæle, Swedish bestjäla, all meaning ‘to steal, rob.’

Obsolete.

intransitive (and reflexive). To steal or move stealthily (away or on).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)]

besteala725

snikec897

steal1154

creepc1175

skulk?c1225

snaker?c1225

stalkc1300

slenchc1330

lurka1375

slinkc1374

snokec1380

slide1382

slipc1400

mitchera1575

sneak1598

snake1818

sly1825

snoop1832

to steal one's way1847

sniggle1881

gumshoe1897

slime1898

pussyfoot1902

soft-foot1913

cat-foot1916

pussy1919

pussa1953

a725 Laws of Ina §39 (Bosw.) Gif hwa on oðre scire hine bestele.

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. x. §4 And þa nihtes on ungearwe hi on bestæl.

c1175 Moral Ode 15 in Lamb. Hom. 161 Elde me is bistolen on . er ich hit wiste.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3876 On of hem..ys by-stole awaye.

1597 J. Dowland 1st Bk. Songes sig. K2^v Worne soule, that liuing dies, till thou one me bestoule.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	besteal
释义	† bestealv. Forms: For forms see steal n.¹ Etymology: Old English bestelan , < be- prefix + stelan to steal v.² Parallel compounds in the other modern Germanic languages are Dutch bestelen, German bestehlen, Danish bestiæle, Swedish bestjäla, all meaning ‘to steal, rob.’ Obsolete. intransitive (and reflexive). To steal or move stealthily (away or on). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] besteala725 snikec897 steal1154 creepc1175 skulk?c1225 snaker?c1225 stalkc1300 slenchc1330 lurka1375 slinkc1374 snokec1380 slide1382 slipc1400 mitchera1575 sneak1598 snake1818 sly1825 snoop1832 to steal one's way1847 sniggle1881 gumshoe1897 slime1898 pussyfoot1902 soft-foot1913 cat-foot1916 pussy1919 pussa1953 a725 Laws of Ina §39 (Bosw.) Gif hwa on oðre scire hine bestele. c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. x. §4 And þa nihtes on ungearwe hi on bestæl. c1175 Moral Ode 15 in Lamb. Hom. 161 Elde me is bistolen on . er ich hit wiste. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3876 On of hem..ys by-stole awaye. 1597 J. Dowland 1st Bk. Songes sig. K2^v Worne soule, that liuing dies, till thou one me bestoule. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.a725
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