pitaill, B; pitall, B.—AF. _pitaille_, foot-soldiers, OF. _pietaille_,
a troop of footmen (Cotg.); from OF. _piet_; Lat. _pedem_.
Pitaunce, _sb._ provision, share, portion, dole, PP, C, CM; pytaunce,
PP; pytawnce, Prompt.—OF. _pitance_ (Bartsch); Low Lat. _pictancia_
(Ducange).
Plage, _sb._ plague (= Lat. _plaga_), W; plague, Sh.; plagis, _pl._,
W.—Lat. _plāga_ (Vulg.); Gr. πληγή, a blow, stroke, plague (LXX); cp.
OF. _plaie_.
Plage, _sb._ a region, Cath.; plages, _pl._, S2, C3, HD.—OF. _plage_, a
region, land, sea-coast (Cotg.); Lat. _plāga_ (Vulg.).
Plaid, _sb._ plea, dispute in a law-court, S; plait, S; plee, Prompt.;
_placitum_, Voc.; ple, SkD, W; play, SkD; place, _pl._, pleas, S3.—AF.
_plait_, _play_, OF. _plaid_, _plait_, _plat_, proceedings in a
law-court, a trial, law-court; Late Lat. _placitum_, literally, what is
pleasing, hence a decision, law-court, pleading.
Plaidi, _v._ to plead, bring a complaint, argue, S; plede, PP;
_placitare_, Voc.; plete, PP, S3, Prompt.—AF. _plaider_, OF.
_pleidier_.
Plaiding, _sb._ pleading, S; pledyng, PP; pletynge, S3, Prompt.
Plat, _adj._ flat, level, Prompt.; _adv._ completely, fully, JD,
C2.—OF. _plat_.
Platly, _adv._ fatly, fully, S3, HD, Prompt.
Plate, _sb._ plate-armour, S2, C2; plates, _pl._, PP.—AF. _plate_, a
plate of metal, bullion, silver-plate, _f._ of _plat_, flat.
Platte, _pt. s. reflex._ threw himself flat, PP, S2.
Playn, _adv._ plainly, clearly, C2, C3; see Pleyn.
Playne, _v._ to complain, S2, PP; playn, S3; pleyne, PP, C2; pleyn, S3;
plane, S3; pleignen, _pr. pl._, S2; pleynand, _pr. p._, S2; plenand,
H.—OF. _plaign-_, stem of _plaignant_, pr. p. of _plaindre_
(_pleindre_); Lat. _plangere_.
Playnte, _sb._ complaint, lament, PP; pleinte, C2; pleyntes, _pl._,
C3.—OF. _pleinte_; Late Lat. _plancta_, from Lat. _plangere_.
Playnyng, _sb._ complaint, S3.
Playte, _sb._ a fold, _plica_, Prompt.; pleytes, _pl._, plaits of a
cord, HD.—OF. _pleit_, a fold; Lat. _plicitum_, folded. Cf. Plite.
Playten, _v._ to fold, Prompt.; plettand, _pr. p._, S3; pletede, _pt.
s._, S2.
Ple, _sb._ plea, W; see Plaid.
Pleinte, _sb._ complaint, C2; see Playnte.
Plenere, _adj._ full, PP; _adv._ in full numbers, PP; plener, PP,
HD.—OF. _plenier_; Late Lat. _plenarium_.
Plenerliche, _adv._ fully, HD; plenerly, S2.
Plenissen, _v._ to fill; plenyst, _pp._, S3.—From OF. _pleniss-_, stem
of _plenissant_, pr. p. of _plenir_, from Lat. _plenum_.
Plentee, _sb._ plenty, C2; plente, Prompt.—OF. _plenté_; Lat.
_plenitatem_.
Plenteuous, _adj._ plenteous, abundant, C, PP; plenteuouse, W;
plentiuous, SkD; plentefous, H; plentuos, S2; plenteus, SkD.—OF.
_plentivous_.
Plenteuouslier, _adv. comp._ more plenteously, W.
Plenteuousnesse, _sb._ plenteousness, HD.
Plentuuste, _sb._ plentifulness, H.
Plesaunce, _sb._ pleasure, kindness, PP; plesance, B, S2, Cath.,
C2.—OF. _plaisance_.
Plete, _v._ to plead, S3, PP, HD, Prompt.; see Plaidi.
Pletede, _pt. s._ plaited, folded up, S2; see Playten.
Pley, _sb._ play, C2; pleie, S.—AS. _plega_, brisk motion, fight, play
(OET).
Pleyen, _v._ to play, amuse oneself, PP, C2; pleien, S, PP; pleiden,
_pt. pl. refl._, S2.—AS. _plegian_, to play on an instrument (OET), to
play, ‘ludere,’ to move briskly (Grein), _plegan_ (Sievers, 391): OS.
_plegan_, to wager, to answer for; cp. OHG. _plegan_ (Otfrid).
Pleyn, _adj._ even, level, plain, clear, Prompt., C, C3; playn, B;
_adv._ plainly, clearly, C3; playn, C3.—AF. _plain_; Lat. _planum_.
Pleyn, _v._ to complain, S3; see Playne.
Pleyn, _adj._ full, C, C3, PP.—OF. _plein_; Lat. _plenum_.
Pleynly, _adv._ fully, C.
Pliht, _sb._ danger, S2; pliȝt, WA.—AS. _pliht_ (OET.).
Plihten, _v._ to pledge, plight, PP, S2; plyghte, PP, Prompt.; pliȝte,
S; plyghte, _pt. s._, PP; plyȝhten, _pl._, PP; pliht, _pp._, PP, S2;
plyht, S2; pliȝt, PP; plyȝt, S3; plight, PP; plyght, C3; i-pluht, S;
y-pliȝte, PP; i-pliȝt, S2.—AS. _plihtan_, to imperil, to venture
(Schmid).
Plihtful, _adj._ dangerous, S2.
Plite, _sb._ state, condition, manner, SkD (p. 822), CM, WA; see Plyte.
Plouh, _sb._ plough, PP; plow, Prompt.; plewch, B; plouȝ, PP; ploh, S2;
plewys, _pl._, S3. _Comb._: plouh-fot, plough-foot, PP; plow-lond, a
measure of land, _carrucata_, S2; plowelond, Voc.; plowlond, Prompt.;
ploghe of lande, Cath.; plowes of lond, G; plow-man, ploughman, C2, PP;
plouȝman, PP; pluch-ox, plough-ox, S3; plowstert, plough-tail or
handle, Prompt.—Icel. _plógr_, plough; cp. AS. _ploh_, ploughland
(SkD), OHG. _pluag_, plough (Otfrid).
Plukken, _v._ to pluck, PP, Prompt.; plokken, PP; plyghte, _pt. s._,
CM, C2, PP; plyght, _pp._, C2 (p. 290).—AS. _pluccian_.
Plume, _sb._ feather; plumes, _pl._, PP; plomys, S3.—OF. _plume_; Lat.
_pluma_.
Plye, _v._ to bend, C2.—AF. _plier_; Lat. _plicare_, to fold.
Plyght, _pp._ plighted, pledged, C3; see Plihten.
Plyghte, _pt. s._ plucked, pulled, C2; see Plukken.
Plyte, _sb._ state, condition, Prompt., C3, WA; plite, CM, WA; plit,
S2.—OF. _plite_, SkD (p. 822), _pliste_; Late Lat. *_plicita_, from
Lat. _plicare_, to fold. Cf. Playte, Plye.
Poer, _sb._ power, S2; poeir, S2; power, Prompt.; powere, army, WA;
pouwer, PP.—OF. _poër_, _poeir_; Late Lat. _potēre_, to be able.
Poised, _pt. s._ weighed, PP; see Peisen.
Poke, _sb._ a bag, Cath., PP, S; pooke, Prompt.; poc, S2; powke, PP;
pouhȝ, PP.—Cp. ODu. _poke_.
Poket, _sb._ pocket, Prompt.; pokets, _pl._, C3.
Pokke, _sb._ pustule, Prompt.; poke, Voc.; pokkes, _pl._, C3, Voc., PP.
Pokok, _sb._ a peacock, PP; see Pecok.
Polcat, _sb._ polecat, C3; pulkat, Prompt., Voc.; pulcatte, SkD;
powlkat, SkD.—ME. _pol-_; OF. _pole_, _polle_; Lat. _pulla_. Cf. Pulte.
Poletes, _sb. pl._ pullets, S2; see Pulte.
Polische, _v._ to polish, PP; pulische, Cath.; puliche, Cath.; polsche,
PP; pulsche, PP; pulched, _pp._, S3.—From OF. _poliss-_, stem of
_polissant_, pr. p. of _polir_; Lat. _polire_.
Poll, _sb._ poll, head, WW; head, person, WA; pol, PP; polles, _pl._,
PP. _Comb._: poll-ax, pole-axe, C; polax, CM.
Poll, _v._ to cut off the hair, WW, Manip.; powled, _pt. pl._, WW;
pollid, _pp._, W, W2; powled, WW. _Comb._: polled hen, C (p. 125);
pulled hen, bald, moulting hen, C.
Polle, _v._ to get money unfairly, by extortion, Palsg.; poll,
_spoliare_, Manip., S3, ND, Sh.—The same word as above.
Poller, _sb._ an extortioner, ND.
Polling, _sb._ unfair exaction, S3.
Polyue, _sb._ pulley, C2, CM; polyff, ONE (1. 108).
Pomade, _sb._ cider, PP.
Pomage, _sb._ cider, HD.
Pome, _sb._ pomade, S3. _Comb._: pome-water, a kind of apple, HD;
pom-water, the apple of the eye, HD.—OF. _pome_, apple; Lat. _pomum_.
Pomel, _sb._ a knob, a boss, C, W2; pomels, _pl._, S3; pomelles, HD.
Pomely, _adj._ spotted like an apple, C, C3; pomelee, HD. _Comb._:
pomely gris (= _gris pommelé_), dapple grey, Cotg.—OF. _pommelé_.
Ponne, _sb._ pan, PP; see Panne.
Pons, _sb. pl._ pence, S2; see Peny.
Pope, _sb._ the pope, PP; pape, S. _Der._: popetrie, popery, S3.—AS.
_pápa_; Church Lat. _papa_.
Popet, _sb._ puppet, C2, SkD, CM.—OF. _poupette_.
Popyngay, _sb._ parrot, popinjay, S3; see Papejay.
Poraille, _sb._ poor people, C; see Poueraill.
Porchas, _sb._ gain, winnings, S2; see Purchas.
Pore, _adj._ poor, S2; see Pouer.
Poret, _sb._ a kind of leek, PP, Prompt.; porettes, _pl._, S2, P.—OF.
_porrette_ (Cotg.).
Pors, _sb._ purse, S2; see Purse.
Portatyf, _adj._ portable, light, P.—OF. _portatif_, lively of body
(Cotg.).
Porte, _sb._ gate, WW; port, Sh.; portis, _pl._, S3.—AF. _porte_; Lat.
_porta_.
Portrey, _v._ to pourtray, FP; purtreye, PP; purtraye, PP; purtreied,
_pp._, S3; portred, S3; porturat, S3.—OF. _portray-_, stem of
_portrayant_, pr. p. of _portraire_; Late Lat. _protrahere_.
Porueid, _pp._ provided, S2; see Purueyen.
Pose, _sb._ cold in the head, S2, Prompt., Cath., Palsg., Voc.,
C3.—Wel. _pas_, a cough; for cognates see SkD (s.v. _wheeze_), and
Brugmann, § 441.
Possen, _v._ to push, S, PP, CM, Prompt.; posshen, PP.—OF. _pousser_,
_poulser_; Lat. _pulsare_, frequent. of _pellere_.
Pot, _sb._ a vessel for cooking or drinking from, SkD. _Comb._:
pot-parlament, a talk over one’s cups, S3; pot-sherd, pot-sherd, S3;
pot-styk, pot-stick, _motarium_, Voc.; pot-stykke, _motorium_, Voc.;
pot-stick, S3.
Potte, _pt. s._ put, S2; see Putten.
Pouderen, _v._ to powder, SkD; poulderen, S3; pulderit, _pp._, S3.—OF.
_poudrer_, _poldrer_; Lat. _puluerare_.
Poudre, _sb._ powder, C3, W; pouder, PP; poudir, W; poulder, HD;
pulder, S3. _Comb._: poudre marchaunt, flavouring powder, C.—AF.
_poudre_, _puldre_, OF. *_pulre_; Lat. _puluerem_, dust.
Povn, _sb._ peacock, S3.—OF. _poun_, _paon_; Lat. _pauonem_; see BH
(Introd., 27). Cf. Pe-cok.
Pound, _sb._ pound, PP; punde, _dat._, S; pownd, _pl._, S2. _Comb._:
pound-mele, by pounds at a time, PP, S2; pound-mel, P.—AS. _pund_; Lat.
_pondus_, a weight.
Pound, _sb._ an enclosure, pound, pond, S2; pond, SkD; ponde, Prompt.;
poonde, Cath. _Comb._: pondfolde, a pound, pin-fold, PP; poundfalde,
PP; ponfolde, PP.—AS. _pund_, an enclosure (Schmid).
Pouren, _v._ to pore, gaze steadily, C3; pore, CM; powre, C; pure, S;
pirith, _pr. s._, PP.
Pous, _sb._ pulse, PP, CM; pouce, S2; powce, Prompt.—OF. _pouls_,
_polz_; Lat. _pulsum_ (acc.).
Poustè, _sb._ power, P, B, HD, H (77. 65); poste, HD; potestat, W;
poustees, _pl._, violent attacks, PP; potestatis, powers, W.—AF.
_pouste_, _poëste_, OF. _podeste_; Lat. _potestatem_.
Pout, _v._ to poke, to stir with a long instrument, JD. _Comb._:
pout-staff, a net fastened to two poles, used for poking the banks of
rivers, JD, S3.
Poueraill (Poveraill), _sb._ the poor people, B; purraile, PP;
poraille, PP, C; porails, _pl._, W2.—AF. _poverail_.
Pouertè (Povertè), _sb._ poverty, meanness, shabbiness, PP, C2, WA;
powerte, B; pouert, WA, PP, S2, S3, C3, W, W2.—OF. _povertè_; Late Lat.
_paupertam_; see Constans (Supplément, p. 32).
Poure (Povre), _adj._ poor, S, PP, S2, C2; pouere, PP, S2; pouer, S2;
pore, S, S2; pure, S2, S3; pouerore, _comp._, S2; pourest, _superl._,
C2; poure, _adv._, C2.—OF. _povre_; Lat. _pauperem_.
Poureliche (Povreliche), _adv._ poorly, C2; pourely, C.
Poynt, _sb._ point, a small portion, a bit, S2; poynte, Prompt. _Phr._:
at the poynt, conveniently placed, S2; in point, at the point, about
to, S2.—OF. _point_; Lat. _punctum. Comb._: point-deuys, at
point-deuys, with the greatest exactness, in detail, minutely, CM, C2;
point-device, HD.—OF. _point_; Lat. _punctum_.
Poyntil, _sb._ a style to write with, W, W2, poyntyle, Voc.—OF.
_pointille_.
Poys, _sb._ weight, S3; see Peis.
Prane, _sb._ prawn, Prompt., Manip., Palsg., ND; praune, SkD; pranys,
_pl._, S3.—OF. *_parne_, *_perne_; Lat. _perna_, a ham; cp. It.
_perna_, a nakre fish (Florio). For the changes in meaning, cp. It.
_gambarelli_, prawns (Florio), from _gamba_, a leg.
Pranglen, _v._ to press; prangled, S.—Cp. Du. _prangen_; Goth.
_praggan_, to press.
Prank, _adj._ full of sensational tricks; pranker, _comp._, ND.
Pranken, _v._ to arrange the folds of a dress, SkD, Prompt., Palsg.,
HD; prancke, ND; pranke, to frisk about, Manip.
Pranker, _sb._ one who dresses gaily, ND.
Prankie, _adj._ fine, gorgeous, S3.
Praty, _adj._ pretty, _elegantulus_, Prompt.; _prestans_, Cath.;
pretie, _scitus_, _facetus_, Manip.; prately, _adv._, CM.—Cp. Late Lat.
_practicus_, ‘peritus’ (Ducange).
Prayabill, _adj._ to be entreated, H.
Prayen, _v._ to pray, PP; see Preyen.
Prechen, _v._ to preach, C2.—OF. _precher_ (_prescher_); Lat.
_praedicare_.
Prechour, _sb._ preachers, PP; prechoures, _pl._, PP, S3.—OF.
_precheör_; Lat. _praedicatorem_.
Predicament, _sb._ in logic, one of the most general classes into which
things can be distributed; predicamentes, _pl._, S3.—Schol. Lat.
_praedicamentum_.
Prees, _sb._; see Presse.
Preie, _sb._ prey, S; pray, Prompt., PP; prayes, _pl._, spoils, S2.—OF.
_preie_ (mod. _proie_); Late Lat. _prēda_; Lat. _praeda_); cp. AF.
_praie_.
Prente, _sb._ print, impression, SkD; prent, S3; preynt, Prompt.;
prynte, PP, W.—OF. _preint_, pp. of _preindre_; Lat. _premere_, to
press.
Prenten, _v._ to print, impress, CM; preentyn, Prompt.
Prentis, _sb._ apprentice, S2, P; prentyce, Prompt.; prentys, PP;
_pl._, PP; prentises, PP. See Aprentis.
Prentishode, _sb._ apprenticeship, PP.
Presse, _sb._ a press, throng, SkD, PP; pres, CM, C2; prees, CM, S2,
C2, C3; prease, Cotg., S3; preace, S3.—AF. _presse_, a throng.
Pressour, _sb._ press for cloth, S2, PP; winepress, W; pressoure,
_pressorium_, Cath.; presour, W; pressours, _pl._, W2.—OF. _pressoir_;
Lat. _pressorium_.
Prest, _adj._ ready, quick, G, S2, S3; _adv._, PP, S3; presteste,
_superl._, S2; prestest, P; prestliche, _adv._, readily, PP; prestly,
PP; prestely, S2.—AF. _prest_; Late Lat. _praestum_ (Ducange).
Prest, _sb._ priest, S, PP, S2, C2; preest, PP; preeste, Prompt.;
preostes, _pl._, S2; prestes, S2; prustes, S2.—AS. _préost_; Church
Lat. _presbyter_ (Vulg.); Gr. πρεσβύτερος, elder (LXX).
Preste, _adj. superl._ (for _pret-ste_), proudest, highest, S2; see
Proud.
Presthod, _sb._ presthood, PP; preesthood, Prompt.
Preuen, _v._ to prove, try, test, abide a test, C2, C3; see Prouen.
Prevy, _adj._ privy, secret, S3; see Pryue.
Preyen, _v._ to pray, C2, PP, Prompt.; preien, PP, S, S2; preith, _pr.
s._, S2; preiȝede, _pt. s._, PP; preide, S, PP; preyd, S2; y-prayed,
_pp._, S2, C2.—AF. _preier_ (_praier_); Late Lat. _precare_. (Lat.
_precari_).
Preyere, _sb._ prayer, Prompt., S2, C2; preiere, PP.—AF. _preiere_: It.
_pregaria_; Church Lat. _precaria_.
Pricasour, _sb._ a hard rider, C, CM.
Price, _sb._ high esteem, S2; see Prys.
Pricket, _sb._ a buck; see Pryket.
Primate, _sb._ the first place, H.—Lat. _primatus_ (Vulg.).
Primordyall, _sb._ origin, S3.—OF. _primordial_; Church Lat.
_primordialem_ (Ducange).
Prim-seȝnen, _v._ to give the _prima signatio_, to sign with the cross,
an act preliminary to christening; primm-seȝȝnesst, _2 pr. s._, S;
y-primisined, _pp._, S2.—OF. _primseigner_ (Ducange); cp. Icel.
_primsigna_.
Principatus, _sb. pl._ powers, dominions, rulers, W.—Lat. _principatus_
(Vulg.).
Prisun, _sb._ prison, S.—AF. _prisun_; Lat. _prensionem_,
_prehensionem_, a taking, a capture. Cf. Pryson.
Prisun, _sb._ a prisoner; prisunes, _pl._, S; prysouns, PP; prysuns, H;
prisons, S2; prisounes, P; presons, WA.—AF. _prisoun_, OF. _prison_;
see Constans.
Prisuner, _sb._ gaoler, keeper of a prison, S.
Proces, _sb._ narrative, history, C2, HD, WA.—OF. _procès_; Lat.
_processum_.
Proche, _v._ to approach; prochinge, _pr. p._, S3.—OF. _procher_ (in
_approcher_); Late Lat. _propiare_.
Procuratour, _sb._ proctor, agent, PP; procuratoure, steward, W;
proketowre, Prompt.—AF. _procuratour_; Lat. _procuratorem_ (Vulg.).
Profyte, _sb._ profit, Prompt.; prophete, PP.—AF. _profit_; Lat.
_profectum_.
Profyten, _v._ to profit, Prompt.; profitide, _pt. s._, grew, W;
prophitide, _pl._, S2.
Proheme, _sb._ a proem, prologue, C2.—OF. _proëme_; Lat. _proemium_;
Gr. προοίμιον.
Proinen, _v._ to prune, preen, trim, adorn, SkD, HD, ND; proigne, HD;
prune, CM, SkD; proynd, _pp._, S3.—OF. _progner_, also _provigner_, to
propagate by taking cuttings (Cotg.); from OF. _provin_, a sucker
(Cotg.), also _provain_; Lat. _propaginem_.
Proiner, _sb._ pruner, ND.
Prollen, _v._ to search about, prowl, C3, Prompt., Palsg.; proule,
Manip.
Promissioun, _sb._ promise. _Phr._: the lond of promyssioim (or of
beheste), the Holy Land, S2.—Lat. _promissionem_; cp. _terra
repromissionis_ (Heb. II.9, Vulg.).
Promyt, _v._ to promise, S3, JD.—Lat. _promittere_; cp. OF. _prometre_.
Propre, _adj._ separate, distinct, PP, C2; fine, goodly, PP, C3;
proper, S2.—AF. _propre_, fit; Lat. _proprium_.
Propreliche, _adv._ properly, suitably, PP.
Proprete, _sb._ property, peculiarity, SkD; propirte, PP; propertes,
_pl._, S2, WA; propurtes, PP.—OF. _proprieté_, a property (Cotg.); Lat.
_proprietatem_.
Prospectyues, _sb. pl._ perspective glasses, C2. _Comb._: prospective
glass, telescope, C2 (_n_).—OF. _prospective_, ‘the prospective,
perspective or Optick art’ (Cotg.).
Proud, _adj._ proud, PP, WA; prowd, PP; prout, PP, S2; prud, S; prut,
S; prute, _pl._, S; prude, S; preste (pretste), _superl._, S2.—AS.
_prút_; cp. Icel. _prúðr_.
Proue, _sb._ proof, S3; preue, CM, C2; preef, C3; prief, S3.—OF.
_preuve_; Late Lat. _proba_; from Lat. _probare_.
Prouen, _v._ to prove, try, test, PP, S; preouen, S2, PP; preuen, PP,
C2, C3; pruf, _imp. pl._, 1, S2; preuede, _pt. s._, S2; proued, _pl._,
S2; preued, _pp._, S3.—OF. _prover_ (_prouver_); Lat. _probare_.
Prouende, _sb._ food, Manip.; prouendre, food, PP; a prebend,
ecclesiastical benefice, PP, CM.—OF. _provende_ (_provendre_); Church
Lat. _praebenda_, a ration, allowance, see BH (Introd. § 40).
Prouendre, _sb._ a prebendary, SkD.—OF. _provendier_.
Prouendren, _v._ to provide with prebends, P.
Prouendreres, _sb. pl._ men who hold prebends, S2, PP.
Prouisours, _sb. pl._ men named by the pope to a living not vacant, S2,
PP.—Church Lat. _provisores_ (Ducange).
Prow, _sb._ profit, advantage, C, C3, G, H, PP, HD; prou, H.—OF.
_prou_, _pru_, advantage (Bartsch).
Prowesse, _sb._ prowess, S2; pruesse, S.—AF. _pruesse_, OF. _proece_.
Prustes, _sb. pl._ priests, S2; see Prest.
Prut, _adj._ proud, S; see Proud.
Pryde, _sb._ pride, PP; prute, S2; prude, PP, S, S2; pruyde, P; pruide,
PP, S2; pride, S2 (p. 74).—AS. _prýte_. See Proud.
Prydeles, _adj._ void of pride, C2.
Pryen, _v._ to pry, PP, C3; prien, PP; pry, Cath.; prie, _1 pr. s._,
Palsg.
Pryk, _sb._ a sting, Prompt.; prik, point, WA.
Pryket, _sb._ a young buck, _capriolus_, Prompt.; pricket, a buck in
his second year (named from his _pricking_ horns), S3, HD, Cotg. (s.v.
_dagard_).
Prykie, _v._ to prick, goad, spur, ride fast, PP; prikken, C2, Prompt.;
pryghte, _pt. s._, C2.
Prykiere, _sb._ rider, horseman, PP.
Prykke, _sb._ a broach, Prompt.; prikke, puncture, sting, C, C2.
Pryklyng, _pr. p._ urging, S3.
Pryme, _sb._ the period from six o’clock to 9 a.m., also 9 a.m.,
Prompt., S, PP, C2, C3; prime, S, S3, WA. _Phr._: heiȝ prime, high
prime, 9 a.m., PP. _Comb._: prime-tide, prime, S.—Church Lat. _prima_.
Prymer, _sb._ primer, C2.
Pryns, _sb._ prince, PP; prynce, Prompt.—AF. _prince_; Lat.
_principem_.
Prynshode, _sb._ princely dignity, W; prinshod, W.
Prynte, _sb._ print, W; see Prente.
Prys, _sb._ price, prize, value, excellence, high esteem, C, C2, PP;
pris, S, S2, PP; price, WA, S2; pryce, Prompt.—AF. _pris_; Lat.
_prĕtium_, see BH, § 32.
Prys, _adj._ prize, chief, PP; pris, S2; prijs, S3.
Prysen, _v._ to set a price, Prompt.; priss, to prize, S2.
Pryson, _v._ to put in prison, Prompt.; y-prisoned, _pp._, G. See
Prisun.
Prysonere, _sb._ prisoner, captive, Prompt.; prisonere, PP.—OF.
_prisonier_, AF. _prisuner_.
Pryue, _adj._ secret, intimate, PP, S2; priuee, C2, C3; priuei, S2;
prevy, S3; priuee, _adv._, C2; priues, _sb. pl._, secret friends, P;
priueliche, _adv._, secretly, S2, PP; priuely, C2; pryuely, C2.—AF.
_prive_; Lat. _priuatum_.
Pryuen, _v._ to deprive, Prompt.; prife, H; pryuyd, _pt. s._, H.—OF.
_priver_; Lat. _priuare_.
Pryuete, _sb._ privity, secret counsel, PP; priuitee, S2, C2, C;
pryuyte, S2.—AF. _privete_.
Psalme, _sb._ psalm, H, PP; see Salm.
Psautere, _sb._ psalter, H (p. 3); see Sauter.
Publisshen, _v._ to make public, PP, C2; puplische, W (Mt. 1. 19);
pupplische, S2; publice, _imp. s._, PP.—A form due to analogy from OF.
_publier_; Lat. _publicare_.
Pucelle, _sb._ a girl, maiden; pucell, S3.—OF. _pucelle_, _pulcelle_;
dimin. from Lat. _pullus_, the young of any animal; cp. OF. _polle_,
maiden (Bartsch). Cp. Pulte, Polcat.
Pukken, _v._ to poke, push, incite, P; pukked, _pt. s._, P.
Pulched, _pp._ polished, S3; see Polische.
Pulte, _sb._ pullet, Prompt.; poletes, _pl._, S2, PP.—OF. _polete_;
dim. of _pole_, _polle_; Lat. _pulla_. Cf. Pucelle, Polcat.
Pulten, _v._ to push, beat, strike, put, PP, S2; pelte, PP; pilte, PP,
SkD (s.v. _pelt_); pulte, _pt. s._, PP; pult, PP, S2; pelte, S; pelt,
PP; i-pilt, _pp._, G; pilt, S, SkD.
Pulter, _sb._ poulterer, Cath.—AF. _poleter_, _pulleter_.
Pultrie, _sb._ poultry, S3, C, Prompt.; pultery, name of a London
street, the Poultry, S3.—AF. _pultrie_, _poletrie_.
Punde, _sb. dat._ pound; see Pound (1).
Puple, _sb._ people, PP, Prompt., W2; pupel, S2; poeple, PP; puplis,
_pl._, W2.—OF. _peuple_, _poeple_ (AF. _people_); Lat. _populum_.
Pur, _adj._ pure, thorough, complete, S2, PP; pure, PP, S3, C; puir,
PP; puire, PP; pur, _adv._, completely, S2; pure, merely, very, S3;
purlyche, _adv._, purely, completely, S3.—OF. _pur_; Lat. _purum_.
Purchacen, _v._ to acquire, purchase, PP; purchasen, C3.—AF.
_purchacer_, to pursue, to acquire; OF. _porchacier_.
Purchas, _sb._ gain, winnings, C, G; porchas, S2.—AF. _purchas_.
Purchasour, _sb._ prosecutor, C.—AF. _purechasour_.
Purchasyng, _sb._ prosecution, C.
Purfil, _sb._ the furred trimming of a dress, P; purfyle, P; purfle, a
hem, Manip.
Purfilen, _v._ to embroider on an edge, to purl, C, P; purfle,
Cotg.—OF. _pourfiler_, from _filer_, to twist threads, from _fil_,
thread; Lat. _filum_.
Purpre, _sb._ purple garments, S, PP; purpire, H (44. 11); purpour,
_adj._, S3; purpur, W; purpres, _pl._, purple coverings, S.—AF.
_purpre_; Lat. _purpura_.
Purpurat, _adj._ of a purple colour, S3.—Lat. _purpuratus_, clad in
purple.
Purpuresse, _sb._ a seller of purple (= _purpuraria_), W.
Purse, _sb._ purse, bag, PP, S, C3; purs, PP, C2, C; porse, PP; pors,
S2.—AS. _purs_ (Engl. Studien, xi. 65, 1.36); Late Lat. _bursa_; Gr.
βύρση, a skin.
Purtenaunce, _sb._ appurtenance, belongings, PP; purtenance, the
intestines of an animal, WW; portenaunce, Palsg.; purtenancis, _pl._,
S3.—OF. _appartenance_ (Cotg.).
Purtreied, _pp._ pourtrayed, S3; see Portrey.
Purveour, _sb._ purveyor, PP, SkD.—AF. _purveour_.
Purveyaunce, _sb._ providence, provision, plan, means of getting,
equipment, W; purveiance, S2, C3; purueance, S2.—AF. _purveaunce_, OF.
_pörveänce_; Lat. _providentia_.
Purueyen, _v._ to provide, W2, C2, PP; puruay, S2, H; poruayen, H;
porueynde, _pr. p._, S2; purueid, _pp._, S3; pourveid, S2; porueid,
S2.—AF. _purveier_, _purvëer_, for OF. _porvëoir_; Lat. _prouidēre_.
Puðeren, _v._ to poke about, S (9. 96).
Putten, _v._ to put, push, PP, W; puten, S; puiten, PP; puttide, _pt.
s._, S2; potte, S2; pot, _pl._, S2; putten to, added, assented, W; put,
_pp._, H; y-put, C3; i-put, G.
Puttynge, _sb._ pushing, instigation, H.
Puyssant, _adj._ powerful, SkD; puissant, S3.—OF. _puissant_,
_poissant_; Late Lat. *_pocsentem_, *_possentem_ (cp. It. _possente_),
from Lat. _posse_, to be able; see Constans (Notes, p. 23).
Puyssaunce, _sb._ might, power, HD; puysaunce, S3; piscence, S3.—OF.
_puissance_, _poissance_.
Pykare, _sb._ a little thief, Prompt.; pykers, _pl._, PP.
Pyke, _sb._ a pike, pointed pole, staff furnished with a spike,
Prompt.; pyk, S2; pykis, _pl._, thorns, prickles, S3. _Comb._:
pyk-staf, pike-staff, PP.
Pyken, _v._ to pick, to steal, PP, Prompt.; picke, WW; pykkand, _pr.
p._, S3; pikid, _pt. s._, PP. _Comb._: pyke-herneis, plunderers of
armour, PP; pyke-hernois, PP; pyke-porse, one who steals a purse, PP;
picke-purse, S3; pick-purse, a name for Paris, S3 (p. 374); pike-purs,
C. Cf. Picchen.
Pykeys, _sb._ a mattock, tool for digging, Prompt.; pykoys, P; pycows,
Voc.—OF. _picois_ (Ducange).
Pylche, _sb._ a furred garment, Voc., HD, Prompt.; pilche, S3, HD, ND.
_Comb._: pilche-clut, a pilch-clout, rag of a pilch, S.—AS. _pylce_;
Lat. _pellicia_, made of fur (Voc.).
Pylgrim, _sb._ pilgrim, PP; pilegrym, S; pelegrim, SkD; pylgrymes,
_pl._, PP.—Prov. _pellegrins_; Lat. _peregrinus_; cp. OF. _pelerin_.
See Peregrin.
Pylgrimage, _sb._ pilgrimage, PP; pelrimage, S.—AF. _pilrymage_; OF.
_pelerinage_.