Etymology

atren

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Today it means: To run away; escape. Full definition →

Middle English atrennen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromatrennen“to run or flee out”
  2. English todayatren

From Middle English atrennen (“to run or flee out”), equivalent to at- + run. Compare German entrennen, English atrin.

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