assaillie (1155)
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assaillie (1155)

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

s.

1mil.attack, assault: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Suvent, quant il veient lur aise, Funt a cels defors asaillies, En abandun mettent lur vies  13573
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Donc vet outre le Nil prendre l’autre partie Qe bataille n’i ot fet ne autre assaillie  1110
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Mielz valt engin de guerre sur gent desmesurez Ke malveis’ asaillie  148
assaillir  assaillur  assault  saillie 
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