atrin

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verb

To run away; escape (from).

OriginMiddle English atrinnen ← Old English *ætrinnan →
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Meanings

verbatrin (third-person singular simple present atrins, present participle atrinning, simple past atran, past participle atrun)

present singular third person atrins · participle present atrinning · past atran · participle past atrun

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo run away; escape (from).

Origin

  1. Old English*ætrinnan
  2. Middle Englishatrinnen
  3. Englishatrin

From Middle English atrinnen, ætrinnen, from Old English *ætrinnan, ætiernan (“to run away”), equivalent to at- + run. Compare atren.

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APA

atrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrin

MLA

“atrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atrin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrin.

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