astart means with a start; suddenly. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
astart is pronounced /əˈstɑː(ɹ)t/.
Etymology
From Middle English asterten, asteorten, from a- (from Old English ā-) + sterten, equivalent to a- + start.
adv
- With a start; suddenly.
verb
- To cause to start; startle; start up; jump.“oft out of her bed she did astart, / As one with vew of ghastly feends affright [...].”
- To start up.
- To get away, escape; escape from.
- To be escaped from.