PouertA” (PovertA"), sb. poverty, meanness, shabbiness, PP, C2, WA; powerte, B; pouert, WA, PP, S2, S3, C3, W, W2.—­OF. povertA"; Late Lat. paupertam; see Constans (SupplA(C)ment, p. 32).

Poure (Povre), adj. poor, S, PP, S2, C2; pouere, PP, S2; pouer, S2; pore, S, S2; pure, S2, S3; pouerore, comp., S2; pourest, superl., C2; poure, adv., C2.—­OF. povre; Lat. pauperem.

Poureliche (Povreliche), adv. poorly, C2; pourely, C.

Poynt, sb. point, a small portion, a bit, S2; poynte, Prompt. Phr.:  at the poynt, conveniently placed, S2; in point, at the point, about to, S2.—­OF. point; Lat. punctum.  Comb.:  point-deuys, at point-deuys, with the greatest exactness, in detail, minutely, CM, C2; point-device, HD.—­OF. point; Lat. punctum.

Poyntil, sb. a style to write with, W, W2, poyntyle, Voc.—­OF. pointille.

Poys, sb. weight, S3; see Peis.

Prane, sb. prawn, Prompt., Manip., Palsg., ND; praune, SkD; pranys, pl., S3.—­OF. *_parne_, *_perne_; Lat. perna, a ham; cp.  It. perna, a nakre fish (Florio).  For the changes in meaning, cp.  It. gambarelli, prawns (Florio), from gamba, a leg.

Pranglen, v. to press; prangled, S.—­Cp Du. prangen; Goth, praggan, to press.

Prank, adj. full of sensational tricks; pranker, comp., ND.

Pranken, v. to arrange the folds of a dress, SkD, Prompt., Palsg., HD; prancke, ND; pranke, to frisk about, Manip.

Pranker, sb. one who dresses gaily, ND.

Prankie, adj. fine, gorgeous, S3.

Praty, adj. pretty, elegantulus, Prompt.; prestans, Cath.; pretie, scitus, facetus, Manip.; prately, adv., CM.—­Cp.  Late Lat. practicus, ‘peritus’ (Ducange).

Prayabill, adj. to be entreated, H.

Prayen, v. to pray, PP; see Preyen.

Prechen, v. to preach, C2.—­OF. precher (prescher); Lat. praedicare.

Prechour, sb. preachers, PP; prechoures, pl., PP, S3.—­OF. precheAr; Lat. praedicatorem.

Predicament, sb. in logic, one of the most general classes into which things can be distributed; predicamentes, pl., S3.—­Schol.  Lat. praedicamentum.

Prees, sb.; see Presse.

Preie, sb. prey, S; pray, Prompt., PP; prayes, pl., spoils, S2.—­OF. preie (mod. proie); Late Lat. pre*da; Lat. praeda); cp.  AF. praie.