"besail" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: besails [present, singular, third-person], besailing [participle, present], besailed [participle, past], besailed [past]
Etymology: From be- (“at, toward”) + sail (“to attack, assail”), from Middle English sailen (“to attack”), short for assailen (“to assail”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|be-|sail|t1=at, toward|t2=to attack, assail}} be- (“at, toward”) + sail (“to attack, assail”), {{der|en|enm|sailen|t=to attack}} Middle English sailen (“to attack”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} besail (third-person singular simple present besails, present participle besailing, simple past and past participle besailed)
  1. (transitive, rare, archaic or poetic) To attack or assail; lunge at or toward; assault. Tags: archaic, poetic, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-besail-en-verb-M-rrTi54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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