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† ofˈscape, v. Obs. [f. of-2 + scape v.; altered from ascape, escape.] intr. To escape.1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls) 459 Hii þat miȝte ofscapie [v.rr. of-scape, askape] bigonne to fle vaste. Ibid. 582 Þou ne ssalt, bi hem þat made me, ofskapie so liȝte. Ibid. 1196 He was sori & made gret imone Of hom þat o...
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ascape
† aˈscape, v. Obs. Also askape. [The common form of escape in ME., found down to 1523, due to phonetic levelling of proclitic ĕ- and ă-: see a- prefix 9. AFr. itself had occas. ascaper for escaper. Already in 13th c. it was aphetized to scape, in common use in all ages, and still a poetic form, thou...
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of-
▪ I. of-, prefix1 the prepositional adv. of, off, in comb., corresp. to OS. af-, ON. af-, Goth. af-, OHG. ab-; L. ab-, Gr. ἀπο-, Skt. apa-, forming compounds of different ages. 1. In vbs. and their derivatives of Germanic or OE. age, retained in ME., but now obs. In these the original literal sense ...
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escape
▪ I. escape, n.1 (ɪˈskeɪp) Also 4–5 eschap(e. [f. escape v.; cf. OF. eschap (perh. the source in 14th c.), Sp. escape.] 1. a. The action of escaping, or the fact of having escaped, from custody, danger, etc.; spec. in Law: see quot. 1641.α c 1300 K. Alis. 4287 For that eschape they beon anoyed sore....
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