besail
besail · besails · besailed · besailing
To attack or assail; lunge at or toward; assaultTo attack or assail; lunge at or toward; assault.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, poetic, rare)To attack or assail; lunge at or toward; assault.
Origin
From be- (“at, toward”) + sail (“to attack, assail”), from Middle English sailen (“to attaFrom be- (“at, toward”) + sail (“to attack, assail”), from Middle English sailen (“to attack”), short for assailen (“to assail”).
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Forms
besails, besailing, besailed, besailedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle