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slacian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
slacian, slæcian, sleacian; p. ode
To slacken, relax an effort
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  • Gif hé lithwón slacode . . . his handa ne slacedon

    sin autem paululum remisisset . . . factum est, ut manus illius non lassaréntur,

    • Ex. 17, 11, 12
      • .

  • Ðæt ne ða sleacgiendan (pigritantes) hé ofhreóse,

    • Hymn. Surt. 18, 15
      • .
Etymology
[
Nullich neuer slakien to drien herd wiðuten, A. R. 134, 22.
Ne schaltu seon me slakien to leuen. Jul. 26, 1.
He mot slakie his bendes. Laym. 23345 (and MS.).
Cf.
Icel. slakna to get slack.
]
Similar entries
v. á-, tó-slacian; slæccan.
Linked entries
v.  a-slacian slæcian sleacian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “slacian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/27914.

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