"besteal" meaning in All languages combined

See besteal on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: besteals [present, singular, third-person], bestealing [participle, present], bestole [past], bestolen [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English bistelen, from Old English bestelan, from Proto-West Germanic *bestelan, from Proto-Germanic *bistelaną, corresponding to be- (“off, away”) + steal. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besteele, Dutch bestelen, German Low German bestehlen, Luxembourgish bestielen, German bestehlen, Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bistelen}} Middle English bistelen, {{inh|en|ang|bestelan}} Old English bestelan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*bestelan}} Proto-West Germanic *bestelan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*bistelaną}} Proto-Germanic *bistelaną, {{af|en|be-|steal|t1=off, away}} be- (“off, away”) + steal, {{cog|stq|besteele}} Saterland Frisian besteele, {{cog|nl|bestelen}} Dutch bestelen, {{cog|nds-de|bestehlen}} German Low German bestehlen, {{cog|lb|bestielen}} Luxembourgish bestielen, {{cog|de|bestehlen}} German bestehlen, {{cog|sv|bestjäla||to rob}} Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”) Head templates: {{en-verb|besteals|bestealing|bestole|bestolen}} besteal (third-person singular simple present besteals, present participle bestealing, simple past bestole, past participle bestolen)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete or archaic, rare) To steal, move stealthily. Tags: archaic, intransitive, obsolete, rare Synonyms: steal away
    Sense id: en-besteal-en-verb-sVs24kQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for besteal meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "bistelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English bistelen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "bestelan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bestelan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bestelan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bestelan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bistelaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bistelaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "be-",
        "3": "steal",
        "t1": "off, away"
      },
      "expansion": "be- (“off, away”) + steal",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "besteele"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian besteele",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bestelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bestelen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "bestehlen"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German bestehlen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "bestielen"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish bestielen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bestehlen"
      },
      "expansion": "German bestehlen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bestjäla",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to rob"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English bistelen, from Old English bestelan, from Proto-West Germanic *bestelan, from Proto-Germanic *bistelaną, corresponding to be- (“off, away”) + steal. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besteele, Dutch bestelen, German Low German bestehlen, Luxembourgish bestielen, German bestehlen, Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "besteals",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestealing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestole",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestolen",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "besteals",
        "2": "bestealing",
        "3": "bestole",
        "4": "bestolen"
      },
      "expansion": "besteal (third-person singular simple present besteals, present participle bestealing, simple past bestole, past participle bestolen)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2018, Edgar Beaumont, Teleportkinesis",
          "text": "Come, come, truly see what mortal man behold, the mother of beauty to them all bestole. Truly matchless thou art, my beloved. I love you more than all!",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To steal, move stealthily."
      ],
      "id": "en-besteal-en-verb-sVs24kQU",
      "links": [
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, obsolete or archaic, rare) To steal, move stealthily."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "steal away"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "besteal"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "bistelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English bistelen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "bestelan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bestelan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bestelan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bestelan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bistelaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bistelaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "be-",
        "3": "steal",
        "t1": "off, away"
      },
      "expansion": "be- (“off, away”) + steal",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "besteele"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian besteele",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bestelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bestelen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "bestehlen"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German bestehlen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "bestielen"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish bestielen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bestehlen"
      },
      "expansion": "German bestehlen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bestjäla",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to rob"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English bistelen, from Old English bestelan, from Proto-West Germanic *bestelan, from Proto-Germanic *bistelaną, corresponding to be- (“off, away”) + steal. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besteele, Dutch bestelen, German Low German bestehlen, Luxembourgish bestielen, German bestehlen, Swedish bestjäla (“to rob”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "besteals",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestealing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestole",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestolen",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "besteals",
        "2": "bestealing",
        "3": "bestole",
        "4": "bestolen"
      },
      "expansion": "besteal (third-person singular simple present besteals, present participle bestealing, simple past bestole, past participle bestolen)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "English terms prefixed with be-",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "English verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2018, Edgar Beaumont, Teleportkinesis",
          "text": "Come, come, truly see what mortal man behold, the mother of beauty to them all bestole. Truly matchless thou art, my beloved. I love you more than all!",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To steal, move stealthily."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, obsolete or archaic, rare) To steal, move stealthily."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "steal away"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "besteal"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.