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

Conjugation of *stealcian (weak class 2)

infinitive	*stealcian	*stealcienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*stealciġe	*stealcode
second person singular	*stealcast	*stealcodest
third person singular	*stealcaþ	*stealcode
plural	*stealciaþ	*stealcodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*stealciġe	*stealcode
plural	*stealciġen	*stealcoden
imperative
singular	*stealca
plural	*stealciaþ
participle	present	past
	*stealciende	(ġe)*stealcod

Derived terms

• bestealcian
• stealcung

Related terms

• stalian
• stalu
• stelan

Descendants

• Middle English: stalken
  • English: stalk
  • Scots: stalk