Irish edit

Noun edit

steall f

  1. splash
  2. poured-out quantity, dash
  3. gush, flow; spell

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Verb edit

steall (present analytic steallann, future analytic steallfaidh, verbal noun stealladh, past participle steallta)

  1. to splash; spout, pour
  2. to dash, bash

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Old English edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *stallaz, *staþl-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (to stand) and Proto-Indo-European *stel-. Akin to Old Frisian stal, Old High German stall (German Stall (stable), Stelle (place)), Old Norse stallr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /stæ͜ɑll/, [stæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun edit

steall m or n

  1. a position, especially one that is standing; position of affairs, state, condition, standing
  2. place, stead
  3. a place for cattle, stall, stable
  4. fishing ground, place to catch fish

Declension edit

  • Masculine
  • Neuter

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: stal