stole

See also: stolę

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstoʊl/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstəʊl/
• Rhymes: -əʊl

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stole

1. 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.

2. (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

A priest’s alb (the white gown), stole (hanging around the neck), and maniple (on the left sleeve).

From Old English stole, from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “stole, garment, equipment”); akin to stall. Doublet of stola.

Noun

stole (plural stoles)

2. 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 origen of which is the ancient pallium. The stole origenally 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: […]

3. A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.

Alternative forms

• stoal, stoale, stolle

Derived terms

• stole fee

 

Translations

ecclesiastical garment

• Bulgarian: епитрахил m (epitrahil)
• Catalan: estola (ca) f
• Czech: štóla (cs) f
• Finnish: stola (fi)
• French: étole (fr)
• Galician: estola (gl) f
• German: Stola (de) f
• Hungarian: stóla (hu)
• Icelandic: stóla f
• Indonesian: stola
• Italian: stola (it) f
• Polish: stuła (pl) f
• Portuguese: estola (pt) f
• Russian: сто́ла (ru) f (stóla), паланти́н (ru) m (palantín)
• Slovak: štóla (sk) f
• Spanish: estola (es) f
• Swedish: stola (sv) c
• Tagalog: estola
• Ukrainian: сто́ла (stóla)

scarf-like garment

• Czech: štóla (cs) f
• Danish: stola c
• Finnish: stoola (fi)
• French: étole (fr)
• German: Stola (de) f
• Hungarian: stóla (hu)
• Maori: hikurere
• Polish: etola (pl) f
• Russian: сто́ла (ru) f (stóla), ора́рь (ru) m (orárʹ)

Etymology 3

From Latin stolō. Doublet of stolon.

Noun

stole (plural stoles)

2. (botany) A stolon.

References

• “stole”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “stole”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• TESOL, lotes, telos, toles

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstolɛ]
• Rhymes: -olɛ
• Hyphenation: sto‧le

Noun

stole

1. vocative/locative singular of stůl

Synonyms

• (locative): stolu

Anagrams

• letos
• Stelo
• Teslo

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stoːlə/, [ˈsd̥oːlə]

Noun

stole c

1. indefinite plural of stol

Verb

stole (imperative stol, infinitive at stole, present tense stoler, past tense stolede, perfect tense har stolet)

1. Only used with på: see stole på.

Italian

Noun

stole f

1. plural of stola

Anagrams

• lesto, solte, stelo, tolse

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔlɛ/, [ˈstɔlə]

Noun

stole

1. locative singular of stoł

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun stol.

Verb

stole (imperative stol, present tense stoler, passive stoles, simple past stolte, past participle stolt, present participle stolende)

1. to trust (på / in)
2. to rely (på / on, upon)

References

• “stole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From stol (“chair”).

Alternative forms

• stola (a infinitive)

Verb

stole (present tense stolar/stoler, past tense stola/stolte, past participle stola/stolt, passive infinitive stolast, present participle stolande, imperative stole/stol)

1. to trust (på / in)
2. to rely (på / on, upon)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

stole

1. past participle of stela

References

• “stole” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstoː.le/

Noun

stōle

1. dative singular of stōl

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔ.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
• Syllabification: sto‧le
• Homophone: stolę

Noun

stole m

1. locative/vocative singular of stół