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assaillir (c.1136-37)
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assaillir (c.1136-37)

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assailler;  assailir;  asaillir,  asailer,  assalir,  assalier,  assallir,  assalhir,  assallier;  asseiller;  ensailir;  essaillir;  saillir, 
ind.pr.3 assaut; 
ind.pr.6 assaillent; 
pret.3 asaili,  assaili,  assalli,  assailli,  assaiili,  assailla; 
pret.6 assailerent,  assaillerent,  assailirent; 
fut.4 assaudrum; 
fut.6 asalderunt,  assaudrunt; 
sbj.pr.6 assaillant; 
p.p. asalli,  assaillé,  assailli,  assaillu  
  FEW:  *assalire 25,503b Gdf:  essaillir 3,564b GdfC:  asaillir 8,196a / asaillant 8,196a TL: assalir 1,567 / essaillir 3,1288 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  assaillir  / essaillir  TLF:  assaillir  OED:  assail v.1  / asssault v.  MED:  assail(l)en v.  / as(s)auten v.  DMLBS:  assillire 143a / assultare 145b

v.trans.

1to attack: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Devers la mer veeit venir Porcs e sengliers prestz [d’asaillir]  (ms. de saillir) Icel [grant] urs […]  GAIMAR1 198
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Li venz vint a la nef devant O merveillos torment e grant, De totes parz la mer l'asalt  Conception wace 75
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Grant fud de l’ost d’Escoce la noise e le hu, De […] Marchis le chastel assaillu (:vertu, etc.)  FANT OUP 1659
( MS: s.xiii )  invas(s)it: ensailit  TLL i 65
( MS: s.xiii )  impetit: asaut  TLL i 38
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li guerreur de enfern porra longement ceo chastel asseger e assalier  Ancren2 22.17
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  ci tost com un (=mastiff) est abatu […] les autres touz a lui assaillent [e le desakent]  BOZ Cont 93
( 1354 )  sur ceo assailli ové l’espee Alein […]  King’s Bench iii.cxxxv
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  le roi […] assailla la graunt maas des neofes de Fraunce  Anon Chr1 16.28
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  fortement les assaillerent et plusours d’eaux occyrent  Anon Chr1 11.6
♦fig.to assail: 
( s.xiii2; MS: 1333-34 )  Quant lur delit les assailly Mult prest esteient li mal fee De parempler lur volunté  Geanz Verse (A) 418
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Si temptacion donc charnele vus assaut […]  Ancren2 20.24
2to attack, insult: 
( 1260; MS: c.1300 )  vient Assaillir en le haut chemyn le Rey devant sa porte e lur assailli de maveise paroles e vileyns  Brev Plac 37
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  e li assayli de vileynes paroules saunz desert  Court Bar (A) 27
3to attack, accuse: 
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  luy assayily de aver feru le quel de eus ke il pout aver atteint  Brev Plac 222
4livestock(of animals) to service: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  une jumente porte son poleyn de l’houre qe ele est assayllye jeske ele neest xlix symoygnes  HENLEY2 426

v.intrans.

to attack (=assaier?): 
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  De tormenter l’assaillent tous  Purg S Pat second anon 280
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  Donqe l’assaillent de tormenter  Purg S Pat second anon 337
assaillir contre la pais
lawto create a breach of the peace: 
( 1292-93 )  cele Juliane de neuvesye (=mauvese) paroles assaly acuntre la pees  Sel Bills Eyre 53

See also:

assaier  rassaillir 
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