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.

Portrey, v. to pourtray, FP; purtreye, PP; purtraye, PP; purtreied, pp., S3; portred, S3; porturat, S3.—­OF. portray-, stem of portrayant, pr. p. of portraire; Late Lat. protrahere.

Porueid, pp. provided, S2; see Purueyen.

Pose, sb. cold in the head, S2, Prompt., Cath., Palsg., Voc., C3.—­Wel. pas, a cough; for cognates see SkD (s. v. wheeze), and Brugmann, ASec. 441.

Possen, v. to push, S, PP, CM, Prompt.; posshen, PP.—­OF. pousser, poulser; Lat. pulsare, frequent, of pellere.

Pot, sb. a vessel for cooking or drinking from, SkD. Comb.:  pot-parlament, a talk over one’s cups, S3; pot-sherd, potsherd, S3; pot-styk, pot-stick, motarium, Voc.; pot-stykke, motorium, Voc.; pot-stick, S3.

Potte, pt. s. put, S2; see Putten.

Pouderen, v. to powder, SkD; poulderen, S3; pulderit, pp., S3.—­OF. poudrer, poldrer; Lat. puluerare.

Poudre, sb. powder, C3, W; pouder, PP; poudir, W; poulder, HD; pulder, S3. Comb.:  poudre marchaunt, flavouring powder, C.—­AF. poudre, puldre, OF. *_pulre_; Lat. puluerem, dust.

Povn, sb. peacock, S3.—­OF. poun, paon; Lat. pauonem; see BH (Introd., 27).  Cf Pe-cok.

Pound, sb. pound, PP; punde, dat., S; pownd, pl., S2. Comb.:  pound-mele, by pounds at a time, PP, S2; pound-mel, P.—­AS. pund; Lat. pondus, a weight.

Pound, sb. an enclosure, pound, pond, S2; pond, SkD; ponde, Prompt.; poonde, Cath. Comb.:  pondfolde, a pound, pin-fold, PP; poundfalde, PP; ponfolde, PP.—­AS. pund, an enclosure (Schmid).

Pouren, v. to pore, gaze steadily, C3; pore, CM; powre, C; pure, S; pirith, pr. s., PP.

Pous, sb. pulse, PP, CM; pouce, S2; powce, Prompt.—­OF. pouls, polz; Lat. pulsum (acc.).

PoustA", sb. power, P, B, HD, H (77. 65); poste, HD; potestat, W; poustees, pl., violent attacks, PP; potestatis, powers, W.—­AF. pouste, poA"ste, OF. podeste; Lat. potestatem.

Pout, v. to poke, to stir with a long instrument, JD. Comb.:  pout-staff, a net fastened to two poles, used for poking the banks of rivers, JD, S3.

Poueraill (Poveraill), sb. the poor people, B; purraile, PP; poraille, PP, C; porails, pl., W2.—­AF. poverail.

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