assailour

Middle English

Alternative forms

assailere, assaylour, assailer

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman assaillour, assaillur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈsɛi̯luːr/, /aˈsɛi̯lər/

Noun

assailour (plural assailours)

(rare) A enemy combatant.
(rare) A rebuker or scolder.

Descendants

English: assailer

References

“assailǒur, -er (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

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