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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.  slæcian sleacian a-slacian.
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