stalen

Pronunciation: /ˈstaː.lə(n)/

“stalen” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

steel, made of steel

verb

To toughen, harden; to steel.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stalen, stalin, stalijn, from Old Dutch *stālīn, from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn, equivalent to staal + -en (“suffix forming adjectives relating to substances”). Cognate with English steelen.

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