essaillir (c.1230)

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essaillir (c.1230)

[gdw]

  FEW:  *assalire 25,503b Gdf:  essaillir 3,564b GdfC: TL: essaillir 3,1288 DEAF:  assalir (essaillir)  DMF:  essaillir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  exsilire 867a
 

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1 mil. to attack, assault
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) Tant cum ert enchaenez, Ne frad desrai ne engrestez, N’ert hum par lui ja adesez Ne essailli ne desturbez  8524
( 1384 ) Et ne seront aucuns chastelx, villes ou forteresces essaillez, combatuz, eschechez ou emblez d’une costé ne d’autre  ii 64
assaillir  ensaillir  saillir 
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