BESIEGE, BESIEGING
ADJECTIVES
1744 ► POLIORCETIC relating to the besieging of cities or fortresses
NOUNS
1552 ► BESIEGE a besieging, siege → obs.
1569 ► POLIORCETICS a conducting and resisting sieges; siegecraft
VERBS
1100 ► BESIT to besiege; to encamp about → obs.
1320 ► BELAY to besiege; to beset with armed men; to beleaguer → obs.
1325 ► UMSIEGE to besiege → obs.
1422 ► UMBESIEGE to besiege, to environ → obs.
1432 ► OPPUGN to besiege; to fight against, to attack, to assault → obs.
1715 ► LEAGUER to besiege, to beleaguer
1911 ► BELY to besiege → Sc. (Bk.)
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