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Middle English
- asayling, asaylyng, assailing, assailinge, assailyng, assaylinge, assaylyng, a-saylynge, sailyng, sayllyng, saylyng, seylinge
Etymology
From assailen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsæi̯linɡ(ə)/, /ˈsæi̯linɡ(ə)/
Noun
assailynge (plural assailynges)
- A charge or siege laid by an army.
- The tempting, assault or luring of malign forces.
- (rare) Insults, harsh words, verbal assault.
- (rare) Assailing, striking; entering into combat.
References
- “assail(l)ing, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
- “sailing(e, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.