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Soyle

Soyle \Soyle\, v. t. [Aphetic form of assoil.] To solve, to clear up; as, to soyl all other texts. [Obs.]
--Tyndate.

Soyle

Soyle \Soyle\, n. [Cf. Soil to feed.] Prey. [Obs.]
--Spenser.

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soyle

Etymology 1 n. (obsolete spelling of soil English) Etymology 2

n. (context obsolete English) prey

Usage examples of "soyle".

I cut in two: heere the river became narrower, 8, 9 or 10 foote at a high water, and 6 or 7 at a lowe: the stream exceeding swift, and the bottom hard channell, the ground most part a low plaine, sandy soyle, this occasioned me to suppose it might issue from some lake or some broad ford, for it could not be far to the head, but rather then I would endanger the barge, yet to have beene able to resolve this doubt, and to discharge the imputating malicious tungs, that halfe suspected I durst not for so long delaying, some of the company, as desirous as myself, we resolved to hier a canow, and returne with the barge to Apocant, there to leave the barge secure, and put ourselves upon the adventure: the country onely a vast and wilde wilderness, and but only that Towne: within three or foure mile we hired a canow, and 2 Indians to row us ye next day a fowling: having made such provision for the barge as was needfull, I left her there to ride, with expresse charge not any to go ashore til my returne.

Why soyle ye your faces with teares, which I ought to adore and worship?

Then said the other sister, And in faith I am married to a husband that hath the gout, twyfold, crooked, nor couragious in paying my debt, I am faine to rub and mollifie his stony fingers with divers sorts of oyles, and to wrap them in playsters and salves, so that I soyle my white and dainty hands with the corruption of filthy clouts, not using my self like a wife, but more like a servant.

I cut in two: heere the river became narrower, 8, 9 or 10 foote at a high water, and 6 or 7 at a lowe: the stream exceeding swift, and the bottom hard channell, the ground most part a low plaine, sandy soyle, this occasioned me to suppose it might issue from some lake or some broad ford, for it could not be far to the head, but rather then I would endanger the barge, yet to have beene able to resolve this doubt, and to discharge the imputating malicious tungs, that halfe suspected I durst not for so long delaying, some of the company, as desirous as myself, we resolved to hier a canow, and returne with the barge to Apocant, there to leave the barge secure, and put ourselves upon the adventure: the country onely a vast and wilde wilderness, and but only that Towne: within three or foure mile we hired a canow, and 2 Indians to row us ye next day a fowling: having made such provision for the barge as was needfull, I left her there to ride, with expresse charge not any to go ashore til my returne.

But Cambell still more strong and greater grew,Ne felt his blood to wast, ne powres emperisht,Through that rings vertue, that with vigour new,Still when as he enfeebled was, him cherisht,And all his wounds, and all his bruses guarisht,Like as a withered tree through husbands toyleIs often seene full freshly to haue florisht,And fruitfull apples to haue borne awhile,As fresh as when it first was planted in the soyle.