stealc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stalkaz, *stilkaz (“high, lofty, precipitous, steep”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tAlg- / -e- (“to jut out, protrude”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæɑlk/

Adjective

stealc

  1. lofty
  2. steep, precipitous
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