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assaillir

assaillir

French

Verb

assaillir

  1. to assail; to assault; to attack

Conjugation

This verb is part of a small group of verbs in -ir that conjugate in the indicative imperfect and present, the subjunctive present, and the present participle, as if they ended in -er. They are sometimes written with an ‘e’ in the future and imperfect, like cueillir and other verbs in -llir.


Middle French

Verb

assaillir

  1. to assail; to assault; to attack

Old French

Verb

assaillir

  1. Alternative infinitive of assalir.

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.