verstehlen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German versteln, from Old High German firstelan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ stehlen. The past participle is continued as the adjective verstohlen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fərˈʃteːlən/, /fɛr-/, [fɛɐ̯-], [-l̩n] Hyphenation: ver‧steh‧len === Verb === verstehlen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present verstiehlt, past tense verstahl, past participle verstohlen, past subjunctive verstähle or verstöhle, auxiliary haben) (transitive, obsolete) to steal (reflexive, obsolete) to sneak off, to steal away ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verstohlen === Further reading === “verstehlen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.