Etymology

assoilzie

as·soil·zie
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Today it means: To absolve or release (someone) from blame or sin; to forgive, to pardon. Full definition →

Middle English assolyhe ← Anglo-Norman as(s)oilier ← Old French as(s)oille
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  1. Old French · derived fromas(s)oille
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromas(s)oilier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromassolyhe
  4. English todayassoilzie

A Scottish variant of assoil, from Scottish Middle English assolyhe, assolȝe, retaining the -le- or -li- sounds of Anglo-Norman as(s)oilier and Old French as(s)oille which were dropped in modern English spoken in England.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchas(s)oille all →

assoil

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