v. t. [ OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve. ]
Till from her hands the spright assoiled is. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle. Bp. Jewel. [ 1913 Webster ]
Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let each act assoil a fault. E. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. ad- + soil. ] To soil; to stain. [ Obs. or Poet. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A soiling; defilement. [ 1913 Webster ]
God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]