thieve

thieve
thievingly, adv.
/theev/, v., thieved, thieving.
v.t.
1. to take by theft; steal.
v.i.
2. to act as a thief; commit theft; steal.
[bef. 950; OE theofian, deriv. of theof THIEF (not recorded in ME)]

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