Middle English Dictionary Entry
?aslet(e adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | aslet(e adv. |
| Etymology | Prob. scribal error for aslente, var. of aslante. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
At an angle, from the side.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)6 : A-cyde or a-cydenandys or a-slet or a-slonte: Oblique vel a latere.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)15 : Aslet or a-slowte: Oblique.
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)5 : A-cyde or a-sydnand or aslete: oblique.
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)415 : Slete or a-slete: Oblique.