forstelan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *farstelaną, *frastelaną (“to steal, steal away”), equivalent to for- +‎ stelan. Cognate with Old Saxon farstelan, Old High German firstelan.

Verb

forstelan

To steal away, steal with violence, rob; bereave, deprive one of belongings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forstelan (strong class 4)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	forstelan	tō forstelenne
1st-person singular	forstele	forstæl
2nd-person singular	forstilest	forstǣle
3rd-person singular	forstileþ	forstæl
plural	forstelaþ	forstǣlon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	forstele	forstǣle
plural	forstelen	forstǣlen
imperative
singular	forstel
plural	forstelaþ
participle	present	past
	forstelende	forstolen

Descendants

Middle English: forstelen
- English: forsteal

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