Pur, adj. pure, thorough, complete, S2, PP; pure, PP, S3, C; puir, PP; puire, PP; pur, adv., completely, S2; pure, merely, very, S3; purlyche, adv., purely, completely, S3.—­OF. pur; Lat. purum.

Purchacen, v, to acquire, purchase, PP; purchasen, C3.—­AF. purchacer, to pursue, to acquire; OF. porchacier.

Purchas, sb. gain, winnings, C, G; porchas, S2.—­AF. purchas.

Purchasour, sb. prosecutor, C.—­AF. purechasour.

Purchasyng, sb. prosecution, C.

Purfil, sb. the furred trimming of a dress, P; purfyle, P; purfle, a hem, Manip.

Purfilen, v. to embroider on an edge, to purl, C, P; purfle, Cotg.—­OF. pourfiler, from filer, to twist threads, from fil, thread; Lat. filum.

Purpre, sb. purple garments, S, PP; purpire, H (44.  II); purpour, adj., S3; purpur, W; purpres, pl., purple coverings, S.—­AF. purpre; Lat. purpura.

Purpurat, adj. of a purple colour, S3.—­Lat. purpuratus, clad in purple.

Purpuresse, sb. a seller of purple (= purpuraria), W.

Purse, sb. purse, bag, PP, S, C3; purs, PP, C2, C; porse, PP; pors, S2.—­AS, purs (Engl.  Studien, xi. 65, 1.36); Late Lat. bursa; Gr. [Greek:  Bursae], a skin.

Purtenaunce, sb. appurtenance, belongings, PP; purtenance, the intestines of an animal, WW; portenaunce, Palsg.; purtenancis, pl., S3.—­OF. appartenance (Cotg.).

Purtreied, pp. pourtrayed, S3; see Portrey.

Purveour, sb. purveyor, PP, SkD.—­AF. purveour.

Purveyaunce, sb. providence, provision, plan, means of getting, equipment, W; purveiance, S2, C3; purueance, S2.—­AF. purveaunce, OF. pArveAnce; Lat. providentia.

Purueyen, v. to provide, W2, C2, PP; puruay, S2, H; poruayen, H; porueynde pr. p., S2; purueid, pp., S3; pourveid, S2; porueid, S2.—­AF. purveier, purvA"er, for OF. porvA"oir; Lat. prouide*re.

PuA deg.eren v. to poke about, S (9. 96).

Putten, v. to put, push, PP, W; puten, S; puiten, PP; puttide, pt. s., S2; potte, S2; pot, pl., S2; putten to, added, assented, W; put, pp., H; y-put, C3; i-put, G.

Puttynge, sb. pushing, instigation, H.

Puyssant, adj. powerful, SkD; puissant, S3.—­OF. puissant, poissant; Late Lat. *_pocsentem, possentem_ (cp.  It. _possente_), from Lat. _posse_, to be able; see Constans (Notes, p. 23).