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astart

  • /əˈstɑː(ɹ)t/

Where it comes from

From Middle English asterten, asteorten, from a- (from Old English ā-) + sterten, equivalent to a- + start.

verb astarts · astarting · astarted

  1. obsolete, transitive To cause to start; startle; start up; jump. oft out of her bed she did astart, / As one with vew of ghastly feends affright [...].
  2. intransitive To start up.
  3. obsolete To get away, escape; escape from.
  4. intransitive To be escaped from.

adverb

  1. not comparable, obsolete With a start; suddenly.

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"astart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/astart. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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astart. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/astart

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"astart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/astart.

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@misc{astart_2026,
  title = {astart},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astart},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}