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besailed

besailed is the simple past and past participle of besail.

Meaning of besail

Verb

besail (third-person singular simple present besails, present participle besailing, simple past and past participle besailed)

  1. (archaic, poetic, rare, transitive) To attack or assail; lunge at or toward; assault.
    • The civvies and the brakesmen, with clubs they did me besail;
      They marched me right straight over to the Albany Jail […]1960, New York Folklore Quarterly, volume 16, page 100

Questions about besailed

What is besailed the simple past and past participle of?
Besailed is the simple past and past participle of besail.

Words near besailed in the dictionary

  1. besagues
  2. besaiel
  3. besaiels
  4. besail
  5. besaile
  6. besailed
  7. besailes
  8. besailing
  9. besails
  10. besaint
  11. besainted

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