English

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Etymology

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arrest +‎ -er.

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Noun

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arrester (plural arresters)

  1. One who places another under arrest.
  2. A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aˈʁasd̥ɐ], [aˈʁɑsd̥ɐ]

Noun

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arrester c

  1. indefinite plural of arrest

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Verb

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arrester

  1. imperative of arrestere

Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French, from Latin arresto.

Verb

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arrester

  1. (transitive) to stop
  2. (reflexive, s'arrester) to stop (stop oneself; halt oneself)
    • c. 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:
      et la je m'arrestay pour attendre compaignie qui alast ou pays de Berne ou le dit conte se tenoit
      And there I stayed to wait for the company that was going to Berne where the aforementioned count was

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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  • French: arrêter

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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arrester m

  1. indefinite plural of arrest

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arrester

  1. imperative of arrestere

Old French

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arrester

  1. Alternative form of arester

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

  • An alternative but rare past participle arrestu exists.

Swedish

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Noun

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arrester

  1. indefinite plural of arrest

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