Astert
Pronunciation : A*stert
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + start; OE. asterten, asturten.]
Definition : Defn: To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : A*stert"
Part of Speech : v. i.
Definition : Defn: To escape. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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