stelen
See also: Stelen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːlə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ste‧len
- Rhymes: -eːlən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch stelen, from Old Dutch *stelan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.
Verb
stelen
- (transitive) to steal
Inflection
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||
Synonyms
- jatten
- ontvreemden
Derived terms
- bestelen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: steel
- Negerhollands: steel
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
stelen
- Plural form of steel
Anagrams
- lentes, nestel, sleten
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *stelan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛːlən/
Verb
stēlen
- to steal
Inflection
| Strong class 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stēlen | |
| 3rd sg. past | stal | |
| 3rd pl. past | stâlen | |
| Past participle | gestolen | |
| Infinitive | stēlen | |
| In genitive | stēlens | |
| In dative | stēlene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | stēle | stal |
| 2nd singular | stēels, stēles | stâels, stâles |
| 3rd singular | stēelt, stēlet | stal |
| 1st plural | stēlen | stâlen |
| 2nd plural | stēelt, stēlet | stâelt, stâlet |
| 3rd plural | stēlen | stâlen |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | stēle | stâle |
| 2nd singular | stēels, stēles | stâles |
| 3rd singular | stēle | stâle |
| 1st plural | stēlen | stâlen |
| 2nd plural | stēelt, stēlet | stâlet |
| 3rd plural | stēlen | stâlen |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | stel, stēel, stēle | |
| Plural | stēelt, stēlet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | stēlende | gestolen |
Descendants
- Dutch: stelen
- Limburgish: staele
Further reading
- “stelen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “stelen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English stelan.
Verb
stelen (third-person singular simple present steleth, present participle stelende, stelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative stal, past participle stolen)
- to steal
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), 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
- One who stole shouldn't steal again, but instead should make something that's useful though labour with their hands, so they'll have [things] to give to the needy.
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Conjugation
Conjugation of stelen (strong class 4)
| infinitive | (to) stelen, stele | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | stele | stal, stel | |
| 2nd-person singular | stelest | stele, stale, stal, stel | |
| 3rd-person singular | steleth | stal, stel | |
| subjunctive singular | stele | stele1, stale1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | stelen, stele | stelen, stele, stalen, stale | |
| imperative plural | steleth, stele | — | |
| participles | stelynge, stelende | stolen, stole, ystolen, ystole | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: steal
- Scots: steal