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Reconstruction:Old English/stealcian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stalukōn, from Proto-Germanic *stalukōną, equivalent to stalian (to steal) + -cian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæ͜ɑl.ki.ɑn/, [ˈstæ͜ɑɫ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

*stealcian

  1. to step carefully or stealthily

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: stalken
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