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assaillir (c.1136-37)

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assaillir (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 25,503b *assalire; Gdf: 3,564b essaillir; GdfC: 8,196a asaillir /8,196a asaillant; TL: 1,567 assalir /3,1288 essaillir; DEAF: ∅; DMF: assaillir / essaillir; TLF: assaillir; OED: assail v.1 / asssault v.; MED: assail(l)en v. / as(s)auten v.; DMLBS: 143a assillire /145b assultare ]

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

v.a.1to attack ♦ to assail 2to attack, insult 3to attack, accuse 4(of animals) to service
v.n.1to attack (=assaier?)

v.a.

1to attack:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Devers la mer veeit venir Porcs e sengliers prestz [d’asaillir] (ms. de saillir) Icel [grant] urs […] 198

( s.xii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Li venz vint a la nef devant O merveillos torment e grant, De totes parz la mer l'asalt 75

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Grant fud de l’ost d’Escoce la noise e le hu, De […] Marchis le chastel assaillu (:vertu, etc.) 1659

( MS: s.xiii ) invas(s)it: ensailit i 65

( MS: s.xiii ) impetit: asaut i 38

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) Li guerreur de enfern porra longement ceo chastel asseger e assalier 22.17

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) ci tost com un (=mastiff) est abatu […] les autres touz a lui assaillent [e le desakent] 93

( 1354 ) sur ceo assailli ové l’espee Alein […] iii.cxxxv

( a.1382; MS: a.1382 ) le roi […] assailla la graunt maas des neofes de Fraunce 16.28

( a.1382; MS: a.1382 ) fortement les assaillerent et plusours d’eaux occyrent 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 (A) 418

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) Si temptacion donc charnele vus assaut […] 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 37

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) e li assayli de vileynes paroules saunz desert (A) 27

3to attack, accuse:

( 1260; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) luy assayily de aver feru le quel de eus ke il pout aver atteint 222

4livestock(of animals) to service:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: c.1300 ) une jumente porte son poleyn de l’houre qe ele est assayllye jeske ele neest xlix symoygnes 426

v.n.

1to attack (=assaier?):

( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 ) De tormenter l’assaillent tous 280

( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 ) Donqe l’assaillent de tormenter 337

assaillir contre la pais

1lawto create a breach of the peace:

( 1292-93 ) cele Juliane de neuvesye (=mauvese) paroles assaly acuntre la pees 53

assaier rassaillir

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