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.

Pleyn, v. to complain, S3; see Playne.

Pleyn, adj. full, C, C3, PP.—­OF. plein; Lat. plenum.

Pleynly, adv. fully, C.

Pliht, sb. danger, S2; pli3*t, WA.—­AS. pliht (OET.).

Plihten, v. to pledge, plight, PP, S2; plyghte, PP, Prompt.; pli3*te, S; plyghte, pt. s., PP; ply3*hten, pl., PP; pliht, pp., PP, S2; plyht, S2; pli3*t, PP; ply3*t, S3; plight, PP; plyght, C3; i-pluht, S; y-pli3*te, PP; i-pli3*t, S2.—­AS. plihtan, to imperil, to venture (Schmid).

Plihtful, adj. dangerous, S2.

Plite, sb. state, condition, manner, SkD (p. 822), CM, WA; see Plyte.

Plouh, sb. plough, PP; plow, Prompt.; plewch, B; plou3*, PP; ploh, S2; plewys, pl., S3. Comb.:  plouh-fot, plough-foot, PP; plow-lond, a measure of land, carru-*cata, S2; plowelond, Voc.; plowlond, Prompt.; ploghe of lande, Cath.; plowes of lond, G; plow-man, ploughman, C2, PP; plou3*man, PP; pluch-ox, plough-ox, S3; plowstert, plough-tail or handle, Prompt.—­Icel. plA cubedgr, plough; cp.  AS. ploh, ploughland (SkD), OHG. pluag, plough (Otfrid).

Plukken, v. to pluck, PP, Prompt.; plokken, PP; plyghte, pi. s., CM, C2, PP; plyght, pp., C2 (p. 290).—­AS. pluccian.

Plume, sb. feather; plumes, pl., PP; plomys, S3.—­OF. plume; Lat. pluma.

Plye, v. to bend, C2.—­AF. plier; Lat. plicare, to fold.

Plyght, pp. plighted, pledged, C3; see Plihten.

Plyghte, pt. s. plucked, pulled, C2; see Plukken.

Plyte, sb. state, condition, Prompt., C3, WA; plite, CM, WA; plit, S2.—­OF. plite, SkD (p. 822), pliste; Late Lat. *_plicita_, from Lat. plicare, to fold.  Cf. Playte, Plye.

Poer, sb. power, S2; poeir, S2; power, Prompt.; powere, army, WA; pouwer, PP.—­OF. poA"r, poeir; Late Lat. pote*re, to be able.

Poised, pt. s. weighed, PP; see Peisen.

Poke, sb. a bag, Cath., PP, S; pooke, Prompt.; poc, S2; powke, PP; pouh3*, PP.—­Cp.  ODu. poke.

Poket, sb. pocket, Prompt.; pokets, pl., C3.

Pokke, sb. pustule, Prompt.; poke, Voc.; pokkes, pl., C3, Voc., PP.

Pokok, sb. a peacock, PP; see Pecok.

Copyrights
Project Gutenberg
A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from Project Gutenberg. Public domain.