Puyssaunce, sb. might, power, HD; puysaunce, S3; piscence, S3.—­OF. puissance, poissance.

Pykare, sb. a little thief, Prompt.; pykers, pl.,PP.

Pyke, sb. a pike, pointed pole, staff furnished with a spike, Prompt.; pyk, S2; pykis, pl., thorns, prickles, S3. Comb.:  pyk-staf, pike-staff, PP.

Pyken- v:  to pick, to steal, PP, Prompt.; picke,WW; pykkand, pr. p., S3; pikid, pt. s., PP. Comb,:  pyke-herneis, plunderers of armour, PP; pyke-hernois, PP; pyke-purse, one who steals a purse, PP; picke-purse, S3; pick-purse, a name for Paris, S3 (p. 374); pike-purs, C. Cf. Picchen.

Pykeys, sb. a mattock, tool for digging, Prompt.; pykoys, P; pycows, Voc.—­OF. picois (Ducange).

Pylche, sb. a furred garment, Voc., HD, Prompt.; pilche, S3, HD, ND. Comb.:  pilche-clut, a pilch-clout, rag of a pilch, S.—­AS. pylce; Lat. pellicia, made of fur (Voc.).

Pylgrim, sb. pilgrim, PP; pilegrym, S; pelegrim, SkD; pylgrymes, pl., PP.—­Prov. pellegrins; Lat. peregrinus; cp.  OF. pelerin.  See Peregrin.

Pylgrimage, sb. pilgrimage, PP; pelrimage, S.—­AF. pilrymage; OF. pelerinage.

Pyment, sb. spiced wine and honey, CM, Voc.; pirment, nectar, Voc., HD; pymente, Prompt.—­OF. piment,pigment (Bartsch); Late Lat. pigmentum (Ducange).

Pynden, v. to shut in the pound, Cath.; punt, pr. jr., S.—­AS. pyndan (in for-pyndan); cp.  Icel. pynda.  See Pound.

Pynder, sb. a pindar, pinner, one who impounds stray cattle, Cath., Bardsley; pyndare, Prompt.; pinder, ND; pynner, Manip., Bardsley; pinner, Bardsley.

Pyne, sb. anguish, torment, S, S3, C2, C3 ~; pyn~, S2; pines, pl., S, S2; pynes, S2; pine, S; pinen, S; pynen, A2.—­AS. pA-n; Late Lat. pe*na, see Sievers, 69.  Cf. Peyne.

Pynen, v. to torment, S2; pinen, S; pyns, pr. s., S2; pinede, pt. s., suffered, PP; pynede, S2; pined, pp., S; tormented, S2; y-pyned, S2; i-pined, S.—­AS. pA-nian(BT).

Pyning, sb. torture; pining, S. Comb.:  pynyng-stoles, stools of punishment, cucking-stools, PP, S2.—­AS. pA-nung.

Pynne, sb. pin, peg, bolt, bar, PP; pyn, G.—­AS. pinn, pin, peg (BT).

Pynnen, v. to shut up, enclose, pen, PP; pinnen, PP, S2; pennen, SkD.—­AS. pennan (in on-pennan).