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Webster 1913 Edition


Stal

Stal

(stäl)
,
obs.
imp.
of
Steal
.
Stole.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


stál

stál

See also: stal, stål, and stą̊l

Czech

Verb

stál

  1. Third person singular past tense of stát

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (to stay, be firm). Compare Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish stål, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stauːl/
    Rhymes: -auːl

Noun

stál n (genitive singular stáls, nominative plural stál)

  1. steel; (a metal alloy of mostly iron with carbon)
  2. (by extension) a thing made of steel, e.g. a sword or a steel beam

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