Modern English → Old English
Old English word for steal
10 headwords match “steal”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; stelan ranks first.
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steal — to steal
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative stele first-person singular past indicative stæl second-person singular present indicative stilest, stilst second-person singular past indicative stǣle third-person singular present indicative stileþ, stilþ third-person singular past indicative stæl -
steal — to steal
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative staliġe first-person singular past indicative stalode second-person singular present indicative stalast second-person singular past indicative stalodest third-person singular present indicative stalaþ third-person singular past indicative stalode -
steal — to steal
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative forstele first-person singular past indicative forstæl second-person singular present indicative forstilest, forstilst second-person singular past indicative forstǣle third-person singular present indicative forstileþ, forstilþ third-person singular past indicative forstæl -
steal — to rob, steal
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġerēafiġe first-person singular past indicative ġerēafode second-person singular present indicative ġerēafast second-person singular past indicative ġerēafodest third-person singular present indicative ġerēafaþ third-person singular past indicative ġerēafode -
steal — to steal
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative undernime first-person singular past indicative undernam, undernōm second-person singular present indicative undernimest, undernimst second-person singular past indicative undernōme, undernāme third-person singular present indicative undernimeþ, undernimþ third-person singular past indicative undernam, undernōm -
steal — to plunder; pillage; steal
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative copiġe first-person singular past indicative copode second-person singular present indicative copast second-person singular past indicative copodest third-person singular present indicative copaþ third-person singular past indicative copode -
steal — to rob, steal, plunder
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative rīefe first-person singular past indicative rīefde second-person singular present indicative rīefest, rīefst second-person singular past indicative rīefdest third-person singular present indicative rīefeþ, rīefþ third-person singular past indicative rīefde -
steal — to steal, thieve, carry off
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative þēofiġe first-person singular past indicative þēofde second-person singular present indicative þēofast second-person singular past indicative þēofdest third-person singular present indicative þēofaþ third-person singular past indicative þēofde -
steal — to steal away or upon
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative bestele first-person singular past indicative bestæl second-person singular present indicative bestilest, bestilst second-person singular past indicative bestǣle third-person singular present indicative bestileþ, bestilþ third-person singular past indicative bestæl -
steal — to grasp, comprehend
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġenime first-person singular past indicative ġenam, ġenōm second-person singular present indicative ġenimest, ġenimst second-person singular past indicative ġenōme, ġenāme third-person singular present indicative ġenimeþ, ġenimþ third-person singular past indicative ġenam, ġenōm
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “steal” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
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