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assaille (1155)
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assaille (1155)

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asaillie,  asal,  assaillie;  (asaie; )  
  FEW:  *assalire 25,504a Gdf:  assaillie 1,422a GdfC: ∅ TL: assalie 1,566 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  assaillie  TLF: ∅ OED:  assail n.  MED:  assail(l)e n.  DMLBS: ∅

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mil.attack: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Suvent, quant il veient lur aise, Funt a cels defors asaillies, En abandun mettent lur vies  Brut WACE 13573
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Tant i put hom veer espiés forbiz brandir, E as brans ascerins tant[e] asaie envair (var. (P: c.1310) tanz asals)  Rom Chev ANTS 1989
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Donc vet outre le Nil prendre l’autre partie Qe bataille n’i ot fet ne autre assaillie  Rom Chev ANTS 1110
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Mielz valt engin de guerre sur gent desmesurez Ke malveis’ asaillie  FANT OUP 148
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