stjæle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish stiælæ, Old West Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną, cognate with Swedish stjäla, English steal, German stehlen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stjɛːlə/, [ˈst͡ɕeːlə]

Verb

stjæle (past tense stjal, past participle stjålet, attributive common stjålen, attributive definite or plural stjålne)

  1. to steal

Conjugation

Conjugation of stjæle
active passive
present stjæler stjæles
past stjal stjales1
infinitive stjæle stjæles
imperative stjæl
participle
present stjælende
past stjålet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund stjælen

1Archaic.