English Explanatory Dictionary

besteal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To steal, move stealthily.

Word forms

besteal besteals bestealing bestole bestolen

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”).

Synonyms

steal away
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