stolen

Etymology

From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole +‎ -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“stolen”), Saterland Frisian stäälen (“stolen”), West Frisian stellen (“stolen”), Dutch gestolen (“stolen”), German Low German stohlen (“stolen”), German gestohlen (“stolen”), Swedish stulen (“stolen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstəʊlən/

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• Rhymes: -əʊlən

Verb

stolen

1. past participle of steal

Adjective

stolen (not comparable)

1. That has been stolen.

Noun

stolen (plural stolens)

1. (US, MTE, MLE) Something which has been stolen.
   • 2015 July 19, “Other Lives”, in True Detective‎, season 2, episode 5:

     Oh, a few months back, a detective came by with pictures of identical diamonds. Wanted to know if anybody had come around maybe trying to sell them. I told him I read the pawn sheets regular and I haven't seen them listed. He tells me they don't want the stolens on any sheets.

   • 2018 February 17, “Plugged In Freestyle”, Fumez the Engineer (music)‎performed by Mitch, 3:36:

     Spinner, shotty, semi
     These shots ain't no Henny
     If this Glock holds twenty
     I make it scream like Dezzie
     Dilemma like Kelly
     Before I had a bar like Peggy
     How many pagans? Many
     Ask my probation...
     She knows it's many, many
     And if I take it there it's edgy
     You see my stolens come with petty

   • 2019 August 28, Yb Tak30ver, “Island”‎, 1:21 :

     A island I wanna live somewhere silent
     I'm shining I'm bout to flood my neck with diamonds
     Yeah I've been spitting facts these niggas lying
     I'm driving stolens, foreigns, yeah I'm riding

   • 2020 March 26, Tunde, “Mob Ties”‎, 1:53:

     The young bulls get the green light, suttin's gettin' sabotaged
     They’ll get it done in a hoopty on the ped or even on the handlebars
     But the main focus is doe bro rest in peace M we're just tryna have it large
     Screaming fuck feds get gwop let me see your battle scars
     We trap in stolens 24's shag whips and rattle cars

   • 2020 July 17, StaySolidRocky, “Viola” (track 2, 0:21 from the start), in Fallin'‎:

     Pray for my soldiers that's ridin’ in stolens

   • 2021 August 24, Booter Bee, “No Point”, 0:38:

     Fill that clip with golden worms
     Grap that dots and fold it first
     (snap!) make sure that the stolen works

Anagrams

• Elston, Leston, Letson, Noltes, Solent, Tolens, lentos, onlest, telson

Noun

stolen c

1. definite singular of stol

Pronunciation

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Noun

stolen m

1. definite singular of stol

Noun

stolen m

1. definite singular of stol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsto.len/

Participle

stolen

1. past participle of stelan

Noun

stolen

1. definite singular of stol