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. plentA(C); 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.