Penible, adj. careful to please, C2; see Peyneble.

Penid, sb. a pennet, little wreath of sugar taken in a cold, sugar-candy, Florio (s.v. diapiA(C)de); penet, Florio; pennet, ND, Cotg., PP, Notes (p. 110); penydes, pl., Alph.—­OF. penide (Cotg.); Late Gr. [Greek:  paenidion], a little twist of thread, from Gr. [Greek:  paenae], thread.  Cf. Dia-penidion.

Penne, sb. quill of a feather, Voc.; a pen, Cath.; pennes, pl., S2, W2.—­AF. penne; Lat. penna.

Penoun, sb. a pennon, small banner, SkD; pynoun, C; penounes, pl., S3.—­AF. penon, feather of a cross-bow bolt, OF. pennon, feather of an arrow, flag, streamer; cp.  It. pennA cubedne (Florio).

Peny, sb. penny, S2; penye, S; peny, S2; peni, S; pens, pl., W, S2, S3, C3; pons, S2; pans, W. Comb.:  penny-breid, penny’s breadth, S3.—­AS. pening(Mk. 12. 15), penning (Schmid), pending, a little pledge or token (SkD); cp.  OHG. phending (Tatian), dimin. of phand; Lat. pannus, a piece of cloth; Late Lat. pannum, pledge, something pledged or pawned (Ducange).  Cf. Pane.

Peosen, sb. pl. peas, S2; see Pese.

Per-; see also under Par-.

Perauntere, peradventure, H; see Par.

Percelmel, adv. bit by bit, S2; see Parcel-mele.

Percen, v. to pierce, S2, PP, C2; persen, W, PP; perche,
Cath., HD; pershaunt, pr. p., PP; persand, S3; pearst, pp.,
S3; persid, W2.—­AF. percer; OF. percher; Late
Lat. *_particare_, to part.  For suffix _-icare_, cp.  Late
Lat. *_coacticare_ (whence F. cacher); see BH, ASec. 97.  Cp. also
OF. person =_partitionem_, Ps. 15. 6 (Apfelstedt).

Perchmentier, sb. dealer in ‘parchment lace,’ S3.—­Cp.  It. passamentiere (Florio).  See Passamen.

Percyl, sb. parsley, S2; percil, PP; percyll, Prompt.; parcelle, Cath.; persylle, Voc.; percelle, Cath.; persile, Alph.—­OF. persil; Late Lat. petrocillum (Voc.); from Gr. [Greek:  petroselinon].  For the effect of the Greek accent see Brachet, and cp.  F. encre (Enke).

Pere, adj. and sb. equal, a peer, PP, C2; per, SkD; peer, PP, C2; peare, S3; peres, pl.,PP; pieres, S3.—­AF. per (pl. pers, peres); Lat. parem.

Pere, sb. pear, Voc., Cath.; peere, Prompt.; perys, pl., CM. Comb.:  peere apple, Prompt.; pere-ionette, an early ripe pear, PP; perjonette, CM.—­AS. pere, peru; Lat. pirum.  Cf. Pereye.