ætslidan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, æt- +‎ slīdan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ætˈsliː.dɑn/

Verb

ætslīdan

  1. to slip, fall, slip away, slide away
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Eft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum wēofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.
      Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.

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