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.

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.

Peregrin, adj. foreign; peregryn, C2.—­OF. peregrin; Lat. peregrinum.  Cf. Pylgrim.

Peregrin, sb. a kind of falcon, HD.—­Cp.  Late Lat. peregrina falco (Ducange).

Peren, v. to appear, P.—­OF. pareir (paroir); Lat. pare*re, to appear.

Pereye, sb perry, S2, Voc.; perre, Prompt.; pirrey, Cath.; pirre, Cath. Comb.:  piri-whit, white perry, S2, PP.—­OF. perey, perA(C), peirA(C) (mod. poirA(C)), from peire (mod. poire), pear; cp..  Late Lat. piretum (Voc.), from_pirum_.

Perfet, adj. perfect, C3, W; see Parfit.

Perk, adj. proud, pert, elated, HD; perke, ND; pert, SkD; partly, adv., briskly, S3.

Perken, v. to smarten, to trim, SkD (s.v. pert); pyrkis, pr. s., S3.

Pernel, sb.  Pernel, or Parnel, a common female name, S2,.  Bardsley; purnele, a concubine, PP.—­OF. Peronelle; Late Lat. Petronilla, name of a saint.

Perreye, sb. jewelry, precious stones, PP; perreie, S2; perrye, C, PP, HD; perrey, S2; perree, C2.—­AF. perrye; OF. pierrerie, precious stones; from OF. piere, pere; Lat. petra, stone.

Pers, adj. dark rich blue, sky-coloured, bluish grey, CM, C; perss, S3.—­OF. pers (Bartsch); cp.  It. perso, Low Lat. persus, perseus (Ducange).

Perte, adj. manifest, obvious, S2, PP; adv. openly, PP.  See Apert.

Pertelyche, adv. plainly, evidently, S2; pertelich, PP; pertly, truly, S2; openly, P; pertely, completely, S2.

Pes, sb. peace, S,S2; see Pees.

Pese, sb. a pea, PP; peose, PP; peese, PP; pesen, pl., PP; peosen, S2; peses, PP. Comb.:  pese-coddes, pea-pods, S2, P; pes-codes, S3; pese-lof, loaf made with peas, P.—­AS. piose (pyse, pise), pease; Lat. pi*sa, pl. of_pi*sum_.

Pesibilte, sb. a calm, W. See Pees.

Pesible, adj. peaceful, W2.—­OF. paisible; Late Lat. pacibilem.

Pesiblenesse, sb. calm, S2, W; pesibilnesse, W.

PettaAl, sb. rabble, B; see Pitaile.

Pettes, sb. pl. pits, S2; see Pyt.

Peyne, sb. pain, penalty, C2, W, PP; peine, S2; payne, S2.—­AF. payne,paine, OF. peine; Late Lat. pe*na; Lat. poena.  Cf. Pyne.

Peyneble, adj. pains-taking, S2; penyble, HD; penible, C2.—­OF. penible,laborious.

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