stealeth

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A form of steal — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

OriginEnglish steal ← Middle English stelen ← Old English stelan →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of steal

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*stelaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*stelan
  3. Old Englishstelan
  4. Middle Englishstelen
  5. Englishsteal
  6. Englishstealeth

From steal + -eth.

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APA

stealeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealeth

MLA

“stealeth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealeth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stealeth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealeth.

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