stalu

Old English

Alternative forms

• stæl- — in compounds

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stalu, from Proto-Germanic *stalō. Cognate with Old Frisian stala (“theft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑ.lu/

Noun

stalu f

1. stealing
2. stolen goods
3. a fine for stealing
4. something done through stealth

   stælhrān ― decoy reindeer

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stalu	stala, stale
accusative	stale	stala, stale
genitive	stale	stala
dative	stale	stalum

Related terms

• stæl
• *stǣlþ
• stelan
• stulor

Descendants

• Middle English: stale