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English
Noun
saile (plural sailes)
- Obsolete spelling of sail.
Verb
saile
- Obsolete spelling of sail.
1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Aristippus”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, , London: Ihon Kingston, →OCLC, book I, folio 43, verso, paragraph 42:When he had saied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]
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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
saile
- genitive singular of sail
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| saile
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shaile
after an, tsaile
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Middle English
Verb
saile
- Alternative form of assailen