stole
English
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstoʊl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstəʊl/
- Rhymes: -əʊl
Etymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editstole
- simple past of steal
- 2023 December 13, “Network News: £13,000 stolen via car park QR”, in RAIL, number 998, page 11:
- TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account.
- (now colloquial or archaic) past participle of steal
- 1654, John Webſter, The Judgement Set, and the Bookes Opened, and All Religion brought to Triall […] [1], page 149:
- […] when indeed they have ſeen nothing, but have ſtole the word of the Lord from others, and borrowed from their neighbour […]
- 1834, Alexander Smart, Rambling Rhymes[2], page 151:
- And glory pointed still the goal / THat fired his lay; / But now revolving time has stole / Those dreams away.
- 2014 November 19, Domino Finn, The Blood of Brothers (Sycamore Moon; 2)[3], Blood & Treasure, page 146:
- […] He must have stole my gear after he ran off, licking his wounds." Clint spoke loudly and proudly and drew some applause.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English stole, from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “stole, garment, equipment”); akin to stall. Doublet of stola.
Noun
editstole (plural stoles)
- A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress.
- 1994-1998, Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98, Multimedia Edition
- Certain robes indicate a position in the hierarchy; others correspond to function and may be worn by the same individual at different times. The most important vestment among the insignia [of the clergy] is the stole, the emblem of sacerdotal status, the origin of which is the ancient pallium. The stole originally was a draped garment, then a folded one with the appearance of a scarf, and, finally, in the 4th century, a scarf. As a symbol of jurisdictionin the Roman Empire, the supreme pontiff (the pope, or bishop of Rome) conferred it upon archbishops and, later, upon bishops, as emblematic of their sharing in the papal authority.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter X, in Capricornia[4], page 167:
- With sou'-wester under arm, and oilskin open so that God might see the stole and know that there was no deception, he chanted from a prayer-book in a tone exactly like that of a blackfellow devil-dovvening: […]
- 1994-1998, Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98, Multimedia Edition
- A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.
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Etymology 3
editFrom Latin stolō. Doublet of stolon.
Noun
editstole (plural stoles)
References
edit- “stole”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “stole”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editstole
Synonyms
edit- (locative): stolu
Anagrams
editDanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editstole c
- indefinite plural of stol
Verb
editstole (imperative stol, infinitive at stole, present tense stoler, past tense stolede, perfect tense har stolet)
Italian
editNoun
editstole f
Anagrams
editLower Sorbian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editstole
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom the noun stol.
Verb
editstole (imperative stol, present tense stoler, passive stoles, simple past stolte, past participle stolt, present participle stolende)
References
edit- “stole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editFrom stol (“chair”).
Alternative forms
edit- stola (a infinitive)
Verb
editstole (present tense stolar/stoler, past tense stola/stolte, past participle stola/stolt, passive infinitive stolast, present participle stolande, imperative stole/stol)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
editstole
- past participle of stela
References
edit- “stole” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editstole m
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