Middle English Dictionary Entry
alesten v.
Entry Info
Forms | alesten v. |
Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. lasten.
1.
To last, endure.
Associated quotations
- a1225 PMor.(Eg 613(2))148 : Swa mei of pine þe naht nat, hu pine sceal alesten [vrr. ilesten, ilasten].