Part 28 (1/2)

_To_ assOILYIE, _v a_

1 To acquit, to free froe or prosecution; a forensic term much used in our courts, S

_Reg Maj_

2 To absolve from an ecclesiastical censure; as from excommunication

_bellenden_

Old E _assoil_, _asoilen_, and _asoul_, denote the absolution by a priest; P Ploughman

3 To pronounce absolution from sin, in consequence of confession

_Abp Hamiltoun_

4 To absolve froto the faith of the Romish church

_Barbour_

5 Used improperly, in relation to the response of an oracle; apparently in the sense of _resolving_ what is doubtful

_Douglas_

6 Also used i to unriddle

_Z Boyd_

O Fr _assoile_, _absoille_, decharge, absous, despense; Gl

Roquefort; corr from Lat _absolv-ere_

_To_ assONYIE, ESSONYIE, _v a_

1 To offer an excuse for absence from a court of law

_Stat K Will_

2 Actually to excuse; the excuse offered being sustained

_Quon Attach_

3 To decline the combat, to shrink from an adversary

_Wallace_