assalir

== Occitan == === Alternative forms === assalhir === Etymology === From Late Latin assalīre. === Verb === assalir to assail (attack by surprise) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Old French == === Alternative forms === assaillir, essaillir, aissellir, asseillir (palatalized) assaudre (change in verb class) asalir (alt. spelling) === Etymology === From Late Latin assalīre. The palatalized variants listed above reflect an extension of /ʎ/ from the 1SG form assail < Latin assaliō. === Verb === assalir to jump on to attack; to assault ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: assaillir Norman: assailli → Middle English: assailen, assaillen, assaille, assaylle, asailen, assaile, assayle, saile, sayll, saylen, sailen, saillen, sayle, seællen, a-sayleEnglish: assailScots: assail, assailzie === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*assalīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 503