A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Parchementer, sb. preparer of parchment, Cath.; parmenter, Voc.

Parchemyn, sb. parchment, W, PP; perchemyn, PP; perchemen, WA.—­AF. parchemin, Gr. [Greek:  pergamaenae] from [Greek:Pergamos] (cp.  Lat. pergamena).

Parchment; see Passarnen.

Parclos, sb. an enclosure, partition, screen, S3, Palsg; parcloos, Prompt.; perclos, HD;~perclose~, HD.—­OF. parclos,pp., A"losed completely; Lat. per+clausum.

Pardon, sb. pardon, PP.—­AF. pardun.

Pardoner, sb. a seller of pardons, C,PP; pardonere, Prompt.

Parement, sb. an adorning, C2, CM; paramentz, pl., C. Phr.:  chambre of parementz, the presence-chamber, C2.—­OF. parement; also chambre de parement, the Chamber of Presence (Cotg.).

ParfAt, adj. perfect, S2, PP, GS, W; parfyt, PP; perfyt, C; parfight, C; perfit, C3, W; perfight, C.—­OF. parfit, parfeit; Lat. perfectum.

Parfithche, adv. perfectly,.  PP; per-fitliche, PP; parfitly, C2, CM; parfitli, W; perfytliest, superl., H.

Parfournen, v. to perform, PP, C2, CM, SPD (p. 280); parforme, PP; perfourne, PP; performen, PP.—­AF. parurnir, parfournir, to perform, to furnish.  Cf. Furnish

Parische, sb. parish, PP; parisch, PP; paresche, PP; parsche, PP.—­OF. paroisse; Church Lat. paroecia (also parochia); Gr. [Greek:  parokhia].

Parischen, sb. parishioner, Cath., C; parisschens pl., PP, S2; parshens, PP.—­OF. paroissien.  See above.

Paritorie, sb. pellitory, C3, SkD; peritorie, the wall-plant bartram, Manip.; paratory, colitropium, Voc.; parietary, HD.—­OF. paritoire, pellitory (Cotg.) and paritarie (Alph.); Late Lat. paritaria (Alph.); Lat. parietaria, from paries, wall.

Parlement, sb. parliament, conference, PP, S2.—­AF. parlement, from OF. parler, to talk; Low Lat. parabolare (Brachet).

Parlesy; see Palesy.

Parloure, sb. the conversation room in nunneries, PP; parlowr, ‘colloquotorium,’ Cath.; parlur, S.—­OF. parloir; Church Lat. parlatorium (Ducange).

Parochien, sb. parishioner, PP; perrochioun, S3; paroschienes, pl., PP.—­OF. parochien; Church Lat. parochianum; from parochia.  See Parische.

Partie, sb. part, portion, PP; partye, party (in a law suit), PP; party, side, S2; parties, pl., parts, S2. Phr.:  a party, partially, S2.—­AF. partie (partye), person; Lat. partita, divided.

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