Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old French assaillir.

Verb edit

sayle

  1. Alternative form of assailen

References edit

p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

Etymology 2 edit

From Old French saillir, salir.

Verb edit

sayle

  1. Alternative form of saillen