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Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1370 (assejar). Either from Vulgar Latin *assediare (“to besiege”) —from Latin obsidium (“siege”)— or from Latin īnsidiārī (“to lurk, to ambush”), under the influence of the synonym aseitar —from Latin assectārī (“to escort”)—.[1] Or alternatively, and given the absence of this word in Portuguese, from Old French assiéger (“to besiege”).[2]
Pronunciation
Verb
asexar (first-person singular present asexo, first-person singular preterite asexei, past participle asexado)
- (transitive) to skulk, to lurk, to spy, to stalk
1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, page 461:Et andaua asseiando a Éytor, hu veería jeyto ou ora pera o matar.- He was stalking Hector, trying to find the way or opportunity to kill him
- (intransitive) to lurk
- Synonyms: agaitar, aseitar, esculcar, espiar, espreitar
Á porta das venturas asexan as desgrazas- Misfortunes lurk at the door of the fortunes
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References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “asseiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “asseia”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “asexar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “asexar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “asexar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN