"assailour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /aˌsæi̯ˈluːr/, /aˈsæi̯lər/ Forms: assailours [plural], assailer [alternative], assailere [alternative], assaylour [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman assaillour, assaillur; equivalent to assailen + -our. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|assaillour}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman assaillour, {{af|enm|assailen|-our}} assailen + -our Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} assailour, {{enm-noun|assailours}} assailour (plural assailours), {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare)
  1. An enemy combatant. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-assailour-enm-noun-fkOPQ6rf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -our, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
  2. A rebuker or scolder. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-assailour-enm-noun-XJV6vi3Q Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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