v. Obs. Forms: 3 atstirt-en, atstert-en, etstert-en. Pa. t. æt-, atsturt(e, atsterte. [f. AT- pref.2 + stert-en: see START v. and ASTART v. Cf. G. entstürzen.]

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  1.  intr. To start away, escape.

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c. 1205.  Lay., 4264. He æt-sturte in to are burje.

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a. 1230.  Ancr. R., 332. Þet wrecche best selden etsterteð.

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  2.  trans. (i.e., with dative obj.) To escape from.

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c. 1220.  Leg. St. Kath., 699. Tu schalt sone atstirten [v.r. etsterten] al þe strengðe of þis strif.

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a. 1230.  Ancr. R., 370. We þolien þe soule vuel uorte etsterten vlesches vuel.

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