assailing
English
Verb
assailing
- present participle of assail
Anagrams
- aliasings
Middle English
Alternative forms
- a-saylynge, assailinge, asaylyng, assaylyng, assaylinge, assailyng, asayling, saylyng, sailyng, saylyng, sayllyng, seylinge, sayllyng
Etymology
From assailen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsɛi̯linɡ/, /ˈsɛi̯linɡ/
Noun
assailing (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.