Standard Lemma guide
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verb
Synonym of assoil.
To absolve or release (someone) from blame or sin; to forgive, to pardon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of assoil.
Followed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, transitive
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: absolve, exonerate, vindicate, acquittance, assoil, assoilzie, acquit, clear, disculp, disculpate, exculpate
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
