Partly, adv. briskly; see Perk.

Partriche, sb. partridge, S3, PP; partrich, C; pertryche, Prompt.—­AF. perdrice, perdriz; Lat. perdicem.

Parvis, sb. the open space in front of St. Paul’s cathedral, HD; parvys, C, CM; parvyse, HD; parvyce, Prompt.—­OF. parvis, the porch of a church, the outer court of a palace (hence Low Lat. parvisum), parevis, pareA-s, paraA-s; Late Lat. paradisum (acc.), the portico of St. Peter’s, Rome (Ducange), also paradise (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  parhasiesos].  For the intercalation of v in OF. parvis, see Brachet (s.v. corvA(C)e).

Pas, sb. a step, pace, pass, passage, canto, narrow path, C2, C3, PP, S2; paas,, C3; pass, S2; pace, Prompt.; pas, pl., S2; pases, S2.—­AF. pas; Lat. passum (acc.).

Paschen, v. to dash, to strike; pash, HD; paschte, pt. s., PP; passhed, pp., passchet, pp., S2.

Paske, sb. passover, W, PP, HD; pask, W.—­AF. pask; Church Lat. pascha; Gr. [Greek:  phascha]; Heb. pesak, a passing-over.

Passamen, sb. a kind of lace, SPD (p. 272), HD; passements, pl., SPD, DG. Comb.:  passamen lace, NQ (5. 9. 231); parchment lace, SPD.—­OF. passement, a lace (Cotg.):  It. passamAino (Florio); cp.  Sp. passamAino, G. posament (Weigand).  Cf. Perchmentier.

Passen, v. to pass, surpass, PP, C2, C3; pace, S2, C2, C3; to die, C2; y-*passed, pp., PP; pasand, pr. p., S3.—­AF. passer.

Passyng, pr. p. as adv. surpassing, i. e. very, S3; adj., C3.

Passyngly, adv. in a surpassing degree, S3.

Pas-tans, sb. pastime, S3; pastance, S3; pastaunce, HD.—­OF. passe-tans, passe-tens, passe-temps.

Patter, v. to repeat prayers, to say repeatedly, S3; patred, pt. s, S3 (n), HD.—­From Church Lat. pater, the first word in the pater-noster (’Our Father’).

Paue, v. to pave; y-paued, pp., S3.—­OF. pauer.

Pauement, sb. pavement, C2; pauiment, SkD; pament, S3, Voc., Cath. (n), H; pawment, Prompt.—­AF. pavement; Lat. pauimentum.

Paume, sb. palm of the hand, PP; pawme, PP, W, Prompt; pame, Voc. Comb.:  palme-play, game of ball played with the hand, S3.—­OF. paume, palm of the hand; Lat. palma; cp.  F. jeu de paume, tennis.

Pautener, sb. a vagabond, a libertine, HD; adj., rascally, ribald, B.—­OF. pautonier, paltunier, a rascal (Bartsch); cp.  Low Lat. paltonarius (Ducange).  For cognates see SkD (s. v. paltry).