ShakespearesWords.com

assail (v.)

Old form(s): assayl'd , assayle

approach with offers of love, woo with vigour, attempt to seduce

Cym II.iii.38	[Cloten to Cymbeline, of Innogen] I have assailed her with musics
Sonn.41.6	[] Beauteous thou art, therefore to be assailed
TN I.iii.54	[Sir Toby aside to Sir Andrew, of Maria] 'Accost' is front her, board her, woo her, assail her