- thieve (v.)
[thieve 词源字典]
- Old English þeofian "to thieve, steal," from þeof (see thief). Rare in Old English, rarer in Middle English, not common until 17c.; perhaps the modern word is a late 16c. re-formation. Thieving (adj.) first attested 1520s.[thieve etymology, thieve origin, 英语词源]