v. t. [ OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve. ] 1. To set free; to release. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Till from her hands the spright assoiled is. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To solve; to clear up. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle. Bp. Jewel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [ Archaic ] [ 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 ]

4. To expiate; to atone for. [ Archaic ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let each act assoil a fault. E. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To remove; to put off. [ Obs. ] [ 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 ]

, v. t. [ Old form assoil&yogh_;e. See Assoil. ] (Scots Law) To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court. [ 1913 Webster ]

God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]