"dismail" meaning in English

See dismail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dismails [present, singular, third-person], dismailing [participle, present], dismailed [participle, past], dismailed [past]
Etymology: From Old French desmailler. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|desmailler}} Old French desmailler Head templates: {{en-verb}} dismail (third-person singular simple present dismails, present participle dismailing, simple past and past participle dismailed)
  1. (archaic) To remove the chainmail or armour from (someone). Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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