assailour

Middle English

Alternative forms

assailer, assailere, assaylour

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman assaillour, assaillur; equivalent to assailen +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˌsæi̯ˈluːr/, /aˈsæi̯lər/

Noun

assailour (plural assailours) (rare)

An enemy combatant.
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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