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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese asseitar, from Latin assectārī, present active infinitive of assector (I follow). Cognate with Portuguese asseitar and Spanish acechar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aseitar (first-person singular present aseito, first-person singular preterite aseitei, past participle aseitado)

  1. to lurk; to spy on; to stalk
    • c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto Padre Sarmiento, page 90:
      Et a coobra estouo queda, et aseyto a pasariña, et aspero a, et abreu a boca hũ pouco.
      And the snake stood still, and spied on the bird, and waited for it, and opened his mouth just a bit
    Synonyms: agaitar, axexar, esculcar, espreitar

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