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English
Verb
assaile (third-person singular simple present assailes, present participle assailing, simple past and past participle assailed)
- Obsolete spelling of assail.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Let vs once againe aſſaile your eares,
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
assaile
- Alternative form of assailen
Etymology 2
A back-formation from assailen.
Pronunciation
Noun
assaile (rare)
- An assault or strike.
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