Steal (stēl), n. [See Stale a handle.] A handle; a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.]
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And in his hand a huge poleax did bear.
Whose steale was iron-studded but not long. Spenser.
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Steal (stēl), v. i. 1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
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Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15.
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2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively. Chaucer.
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Fixed of mind to avoid further entreaty, and to fly all company, one night she stole away. Sir P. Sidney.
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From whom you now must steal, and take no leave. Shak.
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A soft and solemn breathing sound
Rose like a steam of rich, distilled perfumes,
And stole upon the air. Milton.
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