afslaan

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑfslaːn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to decline, to reject
  • (intransitive) to halt, to stop, to switch off
  • (intransitive) to turn, to take off in a direction perpendicular to the one one was travelling in before
  • (transitive) to strike off
  • (transitive) to beat up

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch afslaen compound from Dutch, Flemish af (off, from, down-, de-, away) + Dutch, Flemish slaan (hit, beat, strike).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

slaan

Gloss

hit, beat, strike

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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