Parsoneres, s. pl. partners, partakers, B 5. p 5. 62. 'Parçonier, parsonier, parsoner, qui participe'; Godefroy.

Part, s. party, side, B 1. p 3. 25; share, T. v. 1318; 6. 38; 25. 1 (see vol. iv. p. xxvii); Parte, dat. A 2582.

Parten, v. share, T. i. 589; ger. To p. with, participate in, L. 465; Parte, 1 pr. s. part, depart, T. i. 5; Parteth, pr. s. departs, L. 359; Parted, pp. dispersed, T. i. 960; gone away, taken away, L. 1110.

Parteners, s. pl. partners, partakers, I 968. (For parceners.) See Parsoneres.

Participacioun, s. participation, B 3. p 10. 110.

Particuler, adj. special, E 34.

Partie; see Partye.

Parting-felawes, s. pl. fellow-partakers, I 637.

Part-les, adj. without his share, B 4. p 3. 27.

Partrich, s. partridge, A 349; Partriches, gen. pl. HF. 1392.

Party, adv. partly, A 1053. O.F. parti, pp. masc.

Partye, s. portion, A 3008; part, side, B 5. p 3. 27; partial umpire, taker of a side, A 2657; Partie, part, A. i. 18. 7; share (Lat. partem), B 1. p 3. 27; Party, part, portion, B 2. p 4. 77; portion, T. ii. 394; part, B 17; Parties, pl. parts, A. pr. 19; B 2560; parties, B 2204. O. F. partie, fem.

Parvys, church-porch, A 310. 'Parvis, the porch of a church'; Cotgrave. See note.

Pas (paas), s. pace, B 399, C 164; step, D 2162; distance, R. 525; foot-pace, A 825; grade, degree, 4. 134; grade, I 532; passage, B 2635; a pas, at a footpace, T. ii. 627, v. 60; F 388; Pas, pl. paces, yards, A 1890; thousand pas, a mile, B 1. p 4. 173; movements, B 306; degrees, 4. 121. See Paas.

Passage, s. way, R. 502; stage, period, R. 406.

Passant, pres. pt. as adj. surpassing, A 2107. See below.

Passen, ger. to surpass, exceed, conquer, A 3089; v. surpass, L. 1127; overcome, L. 162; outdo, G 857; pass away, B 2. p 1. 55; Passe, v. surpass, B 4501; Passe of, 1 pr. s. pass by, F 288; Passeth, pr. s. passes away, F 404; exceeds, A. ii. 42. 15; surpasses, L. 275; Passen, pr. pl. move over, B 5. m 5. 1; Passed, pt. s. surpassed, A 448; Paste, pt. s. passed, T. ii. 658; passed by, T. ii. 398; Passing, pres. pt. surpassing, A 2885, E 240; Passed, pp. past, spent, E 610; past, T. i. 24; surpassed, 7. 82; passed by, 5. 81; overblown, gone off, R. 1682. See Pace. And see below.

Passing, adj. surpassing, excellent, F 929, G 614; extreme, E 1225. See above.

Passioun, s. suffering, 16. 4; B 1175; passion, 1. 162; passive feeling, B 5. p 5. 5; passive feeling, impression, B 5. m 4. 32.

Pastee, s. pasty, A 4346.

Pasture, s. B 3123, E 1313, I 792.

Patente, s. patent, A 315, C 337. A letter of privilege, so called because open to all men's inspection.

Paternoster, the Lord's prayer, A 3485; (the devil's), I 507; as interj. i.e. say a paternoster, A 3638.

Path, s. B 3. p 2. 60; T. ii. 37; L. 2463; Pathes, pl. A. pr. 28; I 77.

Patriarkes, pl. patriarchs, C 343.

Patrimoine, s. patrimony, I 790.

Patroun, s. patron, 4. 275; protector, 7. 4; Patron, pattern, 3. 910. F. patron, 'a patron, ... also a pattern'; Cot.

Paunche, s. paunch, belly, 5. 610.

Pave, v. pave, G 626; Paved, pp. R. 126; T. ii. 82.

Pavëment, s. B 85, 1867, D 2104; (pav'ment), F 1374.

Pawes, s. pl. paws, HF. 541.

Pawmes, pl. palms (of the hand), T. iii. 1114.

Pax, s. the 'osculatorium,' or 'pax-brede,' a disk of metal or other substance, used at Mass for the 'kiss of peace,' I 407.

Pay, s. pleasure, 5. 271; 18. 70; more to pay, so as to give more satisfaction, 5. 474. See below.

Paye, v. pay, A 806; Payed, pt. s. A 539; pp. satisfied, pleased, 9. 3; holde her payd, think herself satisfied, 3. 269; Payed, rendered favourable, T. ii. 682; Payd, satisfied, D 1185.

Payement, s. payment, D 131; Payements, pl. B 3151.

Payen, adj. pagan, A 2370.

Payens, s. pl. pagans, L. 786, 1688; T. v. 1849; A. ii. 4. 37; B 534.

Payndemayn, s. bread of a peculiar whiteness, B 1915. See note. From Lat. panis Dominicus.

Payne, s. pain; dide his payne, took pains, F 730. See Peyne.

Payre, s. a pair, R. 1386; 3. 1289; Paire, pl. pairs, R. 1698; Payr, pl. R. 66. See Peyre.

Pece, s. piece, 5. 149; Peces, pl. parts, B 5. p 4. 114; pieces, T. i. 833; I 356.

Peches, pl. peaches, R. 1374.

Pecok, s. peacock, 5. 356; T. i. 210; A 3926.

Pecok-arwes, pl. arrows with peacocks' feathers, A 104.

Pecunial, adj. pecuniary, D 1314.

Peer (péér), s. equal, A 4026, B 1930, 4040. See Pere.

Pees (pèès), s. peace, 1. 69; 3. 615; A 532, 1447, B 130, 2479, 3524, 3826, G 44; in p., in silence, B 228.

Pees (pèès), peace! hush! be still! T. i. 753, B 836, D 838, 850, G 951.

Pekke, s. peck (quarter of a bushel), A 4010.

Pekke, imp. s. peck, pick, B 4157.

Pel, s. peel, small castle, HF. 1310. Lowland Sc. peil; O.F. pel; from Lat. acc. pālum.

Pelet, s. pellet, stone cannon-ball, HF. 1643. See Gloss. to P. Plowman.

Penaunce, s. penance, A 223, F 942, I 104; sorrow, 7. 347; suffering, grief, torment, 1. 82; A 1315, F 740; trouble, 18. 79; self-abasement, L. 2077; pain, 12. 14; weakness (of sight), 10. 36; Penance, L. 479; I 103; Penaunces, pl. miseries, T. i. 201.

Penaunt, s. a penitent, one who does penance, B 3124. O.F. peneant, penant, penitent; Godefroy.

Pencel (1), s. pencil, brush, A 2049. O.F. pincel, F. pinceau.

Pencel (2), s. small banner, sleeve worn as a token. Short for penoncel. See Penoun.

Pénible, adj. painstaking, B 3490; Peníble, painstaking, careful to please, E 714; Penýble, inured, D 1846. O.F. penible, 'en parlant des personnes, dur à la peine, infatigable'; Godefroy. 'Penible, painful, laborious'; Cotgrave.

Penitauncer, s. confessor who assigns a penance, I 1008.

Penitence, s. 1. 120; penance, I 101, 126; repentance, I 107, 109.

Penitent, adj. 1. 147.

Penitent, s. 1. 61; Penitents, pl. 1. 184.

Penne, s. pen, quill, T. iv. 13; L. 2357, 2491, E 1736. 'Penne, a quill'; Cotgrave.

Penner, s. pen-case, E 1879.

Penoun, s. pennon, ensign or small flag borne at the end of a lance, A 978. O.F. penon.

Pens; see Peny.

Pensif, adj. pensive, F 914 n.

Peny, s. penny, R. 451; D 1575, F 1616; money, A 4119; Penyes, pl. pence, R. 189; Pens, pl. pence, T. iii. 1375, C 376, D 1573, 1599.

Penyble; see Penible.

Peple, s. people, C 260; Peples, gen. sing. E 412; Peples, pl. nations, 9. 2; people, A 2513; Peples, gen. pl. of the nations, 7. 52.

Per cas, by chance, L. 1967; par cas, C 885.

Per consequens, consequently, D 2192; par c., A. ii. 38. 21.

Peraventure, adv. perhaps, HF. 304; C 935, H 71, I 105. See Paraventure.

Percen, v. pierce, B 2014, F 237; Perce, v. E 1204; Perceth, pr. s. pierces with his gaze, 5. 331; Percen, pr. pl. G 111; Perced, pt. s. pierced, T. i. 272; pp. A. i. 3. 1, 13. 2; A 2, B 1745.

Perchaunce, adv. by chance, hence, probably, doubtless, A 475.

Perche, s. perch (for birds to rest on), A 2204, B 4074; wooden bar (as of a clothes-horse), R. 225; a rod placed high up in a horizontal position, A. ii. 23. 27. Lat. pertica.

Perched, pp. perched, HF. 1991.

Percher, s. mortar, T. iv. 1245 n. (A kind of large wax-candle; see Nares and Halliwell.)

Percinge, s. piercing; for percinge = to prevent any piercing, B 2052.

Perdurable, adj. imperishable, B 1. p 1. 15; everlasting, eternal, B 1. m 5. 2; B 3. m 9. 2; B 2699, I 75, 119, 124; Perdurables, adj. pl. everlasting, I 811.

Perdurabletee, s. immortality, B 2. p 7. 63, 73.

Perdurably, adv. permanently, B 3. p 6. 23; eternally, B 5. p 4. 117.

Pere (péérə), s. peer, equal, 1. 97; 19. 11; R. 1300; T. v. 1803; B 3244, F 678. See Peer.

Peregryn, adj. peregrine, i.e. foreign, F 428. Lat. peregrinus.

Pere-ionette (peer-jonettə), s. a kind of early-ripe pear, A 3248. See note.

Peres, pl. pears, R. 1375, E 2331.

Perfeccioun, s. B 2709.

Perfit, adj. perfect, complete, A. i. 18. 2. See Parfit.

Perfitly, adv. perfectly, A. pr. 14. See Parfitly.

Perfourne, ger. to perform, B 2256; Performe, v. achieve, B 3. p 2. 64; shew, be equivalent to, A. ii. 10. 10; Perfourmed, pp. performed, R. 1178; Performed, L. 2138. See Parfourne.

Peril, s. T. ii. 606, B 2672; in p., in danger, 4. 108; upon my p., (I say it) at my peril, D 561.

Perilous, adj. dangerous, 1. 7; 4. 199; A 3961, B 1999, 3109; Perílous, 2. 83.

Perisse, v. perish, I 254; pr. pl. C 99.

Perle, s. pearl, L. 221; Perles, pl. B 3. m 8. 10; A 2161, B 3658, D 345.

Perled, pp. fitted with pearl-like drops, A 3251.

Permutacioun, s. change, 15. 19; T. v. 1541.

Perpendiculer, adj. perpendicular, A. ii. 23. 3.

Perpetuel, adj. perpetual, I 137.

Perpetuely, perpetually, 4. 20; T. iii. 1754; permanently, B 3. p 5. 3; Perpetuelly, A 1024, 1342.

Perréé, s. jewellery, precious stones, gems, B 3495, 3550, 3556, D 344; Perré, HF. 124; L. 1201. (Variant of Perrye.)

Perrýë, s. jewellery, A 2936; Perrie, HF. 1393. O.F. pierrie, short form of pierrerie: Godefroy.

Pers, adj. of Persian dye, light-blue, R. 67. 'Pers, skie-coloured': Cotgrave.

Pers, s. stuff of a sky-blue colour, A 439, 617. 'Robes de pers,' Rom. de la Rose, 9118.

Persecucion, s. persecution, D 1909.

Perséveraunce, s. endurance, T. i. 44; constancy, 3. 1007; 24. 8 (see vol. iv. p. xxvi); continuance, G 443.

Persévere, v. continue, D 148; Persévereth, pr. s. lasts, C 497; Persévere, imp. s. continue, T. i. 958.

Perséveringe, s. perseverance, G 117.

Persly, s. parsley, A 4350.

Persóne, s. person, figure, T. ii. 701; person, D 1161, E 73; Pérsone, A 521; Pérsoun, parson, A 478; Person, parson, A 3943, 3977, I 23; Pérsone, B 1170.

Persuasioun, s. persuasion, belief, HF. 872.

Pert, adj. forward, frisky, A 3950. Short for apert.

Pertinacie, s. pertinaciousness, I 391.

Pertinent, adj. fitting, B 2204.

Pertourbe, ger. to perturb, T. iv. 561; Perturben, 2 pr. pl. disturb, A 906.

Perturbacioun, s. trouble, B 1. p 1. 62; Perturbaciouns, pl. B 1. p 5. 51.

Perturbinge, s. perturbation, D 2254.

Pervenke, s. periwinkle, R. 903; Pervinke, R. 1432. 'Pervenche, periwinkle, or peruinckle': Cotgrave.

Pervers, adj. perverse, self-willed, 3. 813.

Perverten, v. pervert, B 2379.

Pervinke, s. periwinkle, R. 1432. See Pervenke.

Pesen, pl. peas, L. 648. A.S. piosan, pl. of piose.

Pesible, adj. calm (lit. peaceable), B 1. p 5. 2. See Peysible.

Pestilence, s. the (great) pestilence, A 442, C 679; pestilence, 16. 14; harm, C 91; plague, curse, B 4600, D 1264; mischief, plague, B 4. m 3. 15.

Peter, interj. by St. Peter, B 1404, G 665 (see note); HF. 1034.

Peticiouns, pl. petitions, L. 363 a.

Peyne, s. pain of torture, A 1133; T. i. 674; in the p., under torture, T. iii. 1502; pain, grief, distress, torment, 3. 587; 4. 96; 11. 23, B 2134, F 737, 1318, I 86; trouble, care, F 509; toil, G 1398; penalty, B 4. p 1. 38; B 3041, D 1314, H 86; endeavour, R. 765; penance, B 2939, I 109; Peynes, gen. F 480; upon p., under a penalty, E 586; Peynes, pl. penalties, I 837; pains, 23. 2, 11; I 132. See Payne.

Peyne, v. refl. take pains, endeavour, B 4495; put (myself) to trouble, HF. 246; Peyne, 1 pr. s. refl. take pains, C 330, 395; Peynest thee, HF. 627; Peyneth, pr. s. refl. takes pains, endeavours, 5. 339; T. v. 1524; B 320; Peynen, pr. pl. refl. endeavour, L. 636; Peyned hir, pt. s. refl. took pains, A 139, E 976; Peyned hem, pt. pl. refl. R. 107; Peyne thee, imp. s. take pains, endeavour, 13. 8 n.

Peynte, v. paint, 3. 783; T. ii. 1041; C 12, I 1022; colour highly, HF. 246; smear, L. 875; ger. C 17; do p., cause to be painted, 3. 259; Peynte, pr. pl. paint, F 725; pr. s. subj. C 15; Peyntedè, pt. s. D 692; Peynted, pt. s. F 560; Peynted, pp. painted, L. 1029, 2536; 5. 284; A 1934, F 907; highly coloured, T. ii. 424; Peynt, pp. R. 248, 1436.

Peynting, s. painting, R. 210.

Peyntour, s. painter, T. ii. 1041.

Peynture, s. painting, C 33; Peyntures, pl. R. 142.

Peyre, s. pair, A 2121; a set (of similar things), A. ii. 40. 18; D 1741; Payre, R. 1386; 3. 1289; Paire, pl. pairs, R. 1698.

Peysible, adj. tranquil, B 3. m 9. 33 (L. tranquilla); Pesible, calm, B 1. p 5. 2.

Peytrel, s. poitrel, breast-piece of a horse's harness; properly, the breast-plate of a horse in armour, G 564; Peytrels, pl. I 433. A.F. peitrel, O.F. poitrel, Lat. pectorale.

Phisicien, s. physician, doctor, 3. 39, 571. (Pron. fízishén.)

Phísik, physic, A 413; Phisýk, A 411, B 4028; T. ii. 1038.

Philosóphical, adj. fond of philosophy, T. v. 1857.

Phílosóphre, s. philosopher, didactic writer, A 297, B 25, F 1561, G 490; B 2. p 7. 89; L. 381; Philosóphres, pl. G 1427.

Philosophye, s. philosophy, L. 1898; A 295, 645.

Phislias (Phislyas, Phillyas), error for Physices, B 1189 n.

Phitonesses, pl. pythonesses, witches, HF. 1261. See note.

[Physices, gen. of physics, or natural philosophy, B 1189. Lat. physices, gen. of physicē, natural philosophy; see note.]

Pich, s. pitch, A 3731, I 854.

Pieces, for Peces, B 1326 n.

Piëtee, s. pity, T. iii. 1033, v. 1598.

Piëtous, adj. piteous, sad, T. iii. 1444; sorrowful, T. v. 451; pitiful, F 20 n. Cf. Ital. pietoso.

Pigges, gen. pig's, D 1841; pl. pigs, A 4278; gen. pl. A 700.

Pigges-nye (lit. pig's eye), a dear little thing, A 3268. See note.

Pighte, pt. s. refl. pitched, fell, A 2689; pt. s. subj. should pierce, should stab, 1. 163 (but this is almost certainly an error for prighte, pt. s. subj. of prikke. There is absolutely no authority for assigning to pighte the sense of 'piercing,' beyond a similar error (in several MSS.) in F 418). See Priken.

Piken, v. pick; Piked, pt. s. picked, stole, L. 2467.

Pikerel, s. a young pike (fish), E 1419. See Prompt. Parv.

Pilche, s. a warm furred outer garment, 20. 4. A.S. pylce; from Lat. pellicea, made of fur.

Pile, ger. to pillage, plunder, I 769; v. rob, despoil, D 1362; Pilen, pr. pl. plunder, pillage, I 767. See Piled, Pilled; cf. E peel, pillage.

Piled, pp. deprived of hair, very thin, A 627; bare, bald (lit. peeled), A 3935.

Pileer (piléér), s. pillar, HF. 1421, 1443, 1465; Píler, HF. 1428, 1430, 1457, 1486, 1491, 1497, 1507; B 3308; Pilér, pillar, column, A 1993, 2466; Pilére, 3. 739; Píler, as adj. serving as a prop, 5. 177; Pilers, pl. 5. 230; B 3274. O.F. piler.

Pilgrim, s. 13. 18; T. v. 1577; A 4349; Pilgrims, pl. A 26; Pílgrimes, A 2848; Pilgrýmes, HF. 2122.

Pilgrimáge, s. pilgrimage, A 21, 78, B 1424; Pilgrimages, pl. A 12, D 557, I 105.

Pilled, pp. robbed, L. 1262. See Pile.

Pilours, pl. robbers, spoilers, pillagers, A 1007, 1020, I 769. See Pile.

Pilwe, s. pillow, E 2004; Pilowe, T. v. 224; Pilow, 3. 254; Pilwes, pl. T. iii. 444.

Pilwe-beer, s. pillow-case, A 694. See Bere, and see note.

Piment, s. sweetened wine (see note), B 2. m 5. 6; A 3378.

Pin, s. pin, small peg, F 127, 316; fastening, brooch, A 196; thin wire, A. ii. 38. 5; Pinnes, pl. pins, or brooches, A 234; Hangeth on a ioly pin, is in a merry place, is merry, E 1516. See Pyn.

Pinacles, pl. pinnacles, HF. 124, 1189.

Pinche, v. find fault (with), pick a hole (in), A 326; Pinchen, ger. to find fault, H 74; Pinchest at, 2 pr. s. blamest, 10. 57; Pinched, pp. closely pleated, A 151.

Piper, s. as adj. suitable for pipes or horns, 5. 178.

Pirry, for Pyrie, E 2217 n.

Pisse, s. piss, D 729, G 807.

Pisse, ger. to make water, A 3798, 4215; Pissed, pp. D 534.

Pissemyre, s. pismire, ant, D 1825.

Pistel, s. epistle, E 1154; hence message, sentence, D 1021.

Pit, s. pit, L. 678, 697; Pittes, gen. of the grave, E 1401. See Put.

Pit, pp. put (Northern), A 4088.

Pitaunce, s. pittance, A 224. Properly, an additional allowance served out to the inmates of religious houses at festivals; hence an allowance.

Pitee, s. pity, I. 68; B 292, 660, 2811, 3231, F 479; Pité, 2. 1; 5. 10, 22; Pite were, it would be a pity (if), 3. 1266.

Pith, s. strength, R. 401; D 475.

Pitóus, Pítous, adj. compassionate, A 143, F 20; merciful, B 4. p 4. 189; T. i. 113; C 226; pitiful, 1. 88; A 953; plaintive, R. 89, 497; mournful, R. 420; piteous, sad, sorrowful, 3. 84, 470; 7. 9; A 955, B 449, 2140, 3567, C 166, E 1121, I 1039; pitiable, B 3673; Pitousë, fem. full of compassion, L. 2582 (cf. Dispitousë, fem. 3. 264). See Pietous.

Pitously, adv. piteously, 3. 711; B 1059, C 298, F 863; pitiably, B 3729, D 202, F 414, 461; sadly, A 1117; full of pity, 2. 18.

Place, s. place, 3. 806; A 623, 800; manor-house (residence of a chief person in a small town or village), B 1910, D 1768. See note to B 1910.

Placebo, vespers of the dead, so called from the initial word of the antiphon to the first psalm of the office (see Ps. cxiv. 9 in the Vulgate version), I 617; a song of flattery, D 2075.

Plages, s. pl. regions, B 543; quarters of the compass, A. i. 5. 8, ii. 31. 11. Lat. plaga.

Plain, adj.; see Playn.

Plain, adv. plainly, clearly, B 990; Plein, B 886. See Playn.

Plane, s. plane-tree, A 2922; Planes, pl. R. 1384.

Plane, v.; Planed, pt. s. planed, made smooth, D 1758.

Planete (planéte, plánet), s. planet, 3. 693, 823; T. iii. 1257; A. ii. 4. 9; Planetes, pl. A. pr. 77. The seven planets are the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.

Plantain, s. G 581.

Plante, s. slip, cutting, D 763; piece of cut wood, R. 929. See Plaunte.

Plastres, s. pl. plaisters, or plasters, F 636.

Plat, adj. flat, certain, A 1845; Platte, dat. flat (side of a sword), F 162, 164. F. plat.

Plat, adv. flat, B 1865; flatly, straight out, bluntly, T. i. 681; B 886, 3947, C 648; fully, T. ii. 579. See Platly.

Plate, s. plate-armour, 9. 49; stiff iron defence for a hauberk, B 2055; the 'sight' on the 'rewle,' A. i. 13. 2; Plates, pl. iron plates for defensive armour, A 2121.

Plated, pp. plated, covered with metal in plates, HF. 1345.

Platly, adv. flatly, plainly, T. iii. 786, 881, iv. 924; I 485. See Plat.

Plaunte, s. plant, T. iv. 767; F 1032; Plante, slip, cutting, D 763; piece of cut wood, R. 929.

Plaunte, imp. s. plant, T. i. 964; Plaunted, pp. B 1. p 4. 182.

Play, s. play, amusement, 3. 50; Playes, pl. contrivances (see note), 3. 570. See Pley.

Playen me, v. refl. to play, amuse myself, R. 113. See Pleye.

Playing, s. sport, R. 112.

Playn, adj. smooth, even, R. 860; in short and pl., in brief, plain terms, E 577; Plain, flat, even with the ground, H 229.

Playn, s. plain, B 24, F 1198; Playne (for Playn, before a vowel), E 59; Playnes, pl. plains, R. 1506.

Plede, ger. to dispute, B 2559. See Plete.

Pleding, s. pleading, 3. 615; 5. 495; Pledinge, I 166. See Pleting.

Pledoures, pl. pleaders, lawyers, R. 198.

Plee, s. plea, pleading, 5. 485; Plees, pl. suits, 5. 101.

Plegges, s. pl. pledges, B 3018.

Plein; see Pleyn.

Pleinedest, 2 pt. s. didst complain, B 4. p 4. 112. See Pleyne.

Pleinnesse, s. flatness, plain surface, B 5. m 4. 12.

Pleinte, s. complaint, lament, B 66; Pleintes, pl. B 1068.

Plenére, adj. plenary, full, L. 1607. O.F. plenier, plener: Godefroy.

Plentee, s. (plentéé, pléntē), plenitude, fulness, B 5. p 6. 29; I 1080; abundance, R. 1434; E 264, F 300; gret pl., in great abundance, B 3665; Plente, R 1429.

Plentevous, adj. plentiful, A 344; plenteous, B 1. p 1. 40; B 2. p 1. 78; Plentevouse (for Plentevous, before a vowel), B 1. m 2. 17; Plentivous, adj. fruitful, B 3. m 1. 1. 'Plentivos, plentevous, habondant, fertile, riche': Godefroy.

Plentevously, adv. plenteously, B 2. p 2. 56; Plentivousely, fully, B 1. p 5. 38.

Plesaunce, s. pleasure, 12. 22; 18. 1; L. 1446, 1769, 1770; C 219, D 408, F 1199, I 546; good pleasure, B 5. p 6. 34; delight, 3. 767; 4. 46; 5. 676; T. iii. 4; A 2409; (personified), 5. 218; 6. 30; pleasant thing, 3. 773; 4. 238; pleasure, will, A 1571, E 501, 658, 663, 672, 959, 964; kindness, E 1111; pleasing behaviour, F 509; pleasantness, L. 1373; happiness, L. 1150; amusement, F 713; Plesance, pleasure, delight, 3. 704; D 1232; will, delight, B 149, 276, 762, 1140. O.F. plaisance.

Plesaunt, adj. pleasant, satisfactory, pleasing, A 138, 222, 254, B. 2909; agreeable, R. 1264.

Plesen, v. please, A 610, F 707; Plese, v. 5. 478; F. 1186.

Plesinges, adj. pl. pleasing, B 711.

Plesure, s. pleasure, 6. 126.

Pleten, v. plead, argue, reason, B 2. p 2. 1; Plète, ger. to plead, bring a law-suit, T. ii. 1468. See Plede.

Pleting, s. pleading, argument, 5. 495 n; Pletinges, pl. law-suits, B 3. p 3. 49. See above, and see Pleding.

Pley, s. play, sport, 5. 193; A 1125, 4357, E 10, 11, 1030, I 644; dalliance, 4. 178; jesting, I 539; delusion, 3. 648; Play, amusement, 3. 50; Pleyes, pl. games, T. v. 304; plays, D 558; funeral games, T. v. 1499; Playes, contrivances, 3. 570.

Pleye, v. amuse oneself, B 3524, 3666; hence use, apply, A. ii. 40. 54; Pleye, ger. to play, be playful, be amused, A 772; to amuse (myself), HF. 2132; B 3996; to amuse (ourselves), L. 1495; to amuse (herself), take a holiday, L. 2300; to amuse (himself), B 2158; Pleyen, v. to play, A 758; play (on an instrument), A 236; ger. to amuse (themselves), F 897; Pleye, 1 pr. s. jest, B 3153; 1 pr. pl. play, B 1423; Pleyen, pr. pl. F 900; Pleye, pr. pl. amuse (themselves), F 905; Pleyde, pt. s. played, rejoiced, T. i. 1013; was in play, 3. 875; Pleyd, pp. 3. 618; Pleying, pres. part. amusing (myself), R. 1329; amusing (herself), F 410. See Playen.

Pleying, s. amusement, sport, R. 133, 341, 598; 3. 605; Pleyinge, A 1061.

Pleyinge, adj. cheery, playful, B 3. m 2. 17.

Pleyn (1), adj. full, 1. 13; 5. 126; A 2461, G 346; full, complete, A 315, 337. F. plein, Lat. plēnus.

Pleyn (2), adj. plain, clear, L. 328; B 324, F 720; plain, honest, 5. 528; 7. 87, 116, 278; plain, i.e. open, A 987; as s. plain (fact), A 1091; Pleyne, pl. smooth, 5. 180. F. plain, L. plānus.

Pleyn (1), adv. full, T. v. 1818; fully, entirely, A. 327.

Pleyn (2), adv. plainly, R. 295; A 790, B 3947, E 19, G 360; openly, E 637; Plein, clearly, B 886.

Pleyne, v. complain, lament, 2. 108; 4. 156; 11. 15; B 1067, C 512, D 387, I 84; L. 93, 1236; refl. 6. 50; D 336; v. to whinny (as a horse), 7. 157; ger. 4. 286; 5. 179; R. 1472; pl. upon, cry out against, L. 2525; Pleyne, 1 pr. s. make complaint, L. 2512; C 167; Pleyneth, pr. s. laments, F 819; complains, 4. 158; A 4114; Pleyne, 1 pr. pl. subj. E 97; Pleynen, pr. pl. complain, A 1251; Pleyned, pp. said by way of complaint, L. 326 a; Pleyne, imp. s. complain, B 2. p 1. 45, p 8. 31; imp. pl. L. 222 a. F. plaindre.

Pleyning, s. complaining, lamenting, 3. 599; Pleyninge, I 84; Pleyninges, pl. laments, B 2. p 2. 4.

Pleynly, adv. plainly, openly (or, fully), A 1733; plainly, L. 64; A 727.

Pleynte, s. plaint, complaint, 2. 47; Pleynt (for Pleynte, before hath), F 1029; Pl. of Kynde, Complaint of Nature, 5. 316. O.F. plainte.

Plighte (1), pt. s. plucked, drew, T. ii. 1120; pulled, B 15; Plight, pp. plucked, torn, D 790. The infin. would be plicchen, variant of plukkien (A.S. pluccian) or plukken; cf. shrighte, prighte, twighte (all in Chaucer).

Plighte (2), 1 pr. s. plight, pledge, F 1537; Plighte, pt. s. L. 2466; D 1051; Plighten, pt. pl. L. 778; Plight, pp. plighted, pledged, 7. 227; T. iv. 1610; C 702; Plighte, imp. s. D 1009. A.S. plihtan.

Plomet, s. plummet, heavy weight, A. ii. 23. 26.

Plom-rewle, s. plummet-rule, A. ii. 38. 6.

Plough, s. 9. 9; A 887; Plogh, B 1478.

Plough-harneys, s. harness for a plough, i.e. parts of a plough, as the share and coulter, A 3762.

Ploumes, s. pl. plums, R. 1375.

Ploungen, ger. to plunge, bathe, B 2. p 2. 29; Plounged, pp. B 1. p 1. 55.

Ploungy, adj. stormy, rainy, B 1. m 3. 6; B 3. m 1. 6.

Plowman, s. ploughman, A 529, E 799.

Plukke, v. pluck, pull, T. iv. 1403.

Plumage, s. plumage, F 426.

Plye, v. ply, mould, E 1430; bend, E 1169; pr. pl. T. i. 732.

Plyght, pp. plighted, T. iii. 782. See Plighte (2).

Plyt, s. plight, T. ii. 712, 1731, 1738; iii. 246, 1039, 1139; condition, B 2338, I 762; position, T. ii. 74; Plyte, dat. mishap, wretched condition, 5. 294; 7. 297; plight, 23. 19; state, G 952; Plyt, dat. condition, E 2335. The mod. E. plight is misspelt; cf. O.F. ploit.

Plyte, ger. to fold, T. ii. 1204; Plyted, pt. s. folded, turned backwards and forwards, T. ii. 697.

Pocok, s. peacock, A 104 (Harl. MS.). See Pecok. A.S. pā.

Poeple, s. populace, ignorant folk, B 4. m 5. 23. See Peple.

Poeplish, popular, T. iv. 1677.

Poesye, s. poetry, T. v. 1790.

Poetical, HF. 1094.

Poetrye, s. poetry, T. v. 1855; HF. 858; E 33; Poetryes, pl. poems, HF. 1478; F 206.

Poets, pl. 3. 54.

Poinant, adj. poignant, I 130, 131, 132.

Point, Poynt, s. point, A 114, 790; L. 1630; position, I 921; Pointe, dat. place, 3. 660; in point, on the point of, about to, 3. 13; HF. 2018; B 331, 910; at point, ready, T. iv. 1638; in good p., in good case, B 2. p 4. 19; A 200; fro p. to p., from beginning to end, B 3652; p. for p., in every detail, E 577. See Poynt.

Point-devys, at p., with great neatness, exactly, carefully, HF. 917; A 3689, F 560.

Pointel, s. style, i.e. stylus, writing implement, B 1. p 1. 2; B 5. m 4. 11; Poyntel, D 1742.

Poison, s. L. 2180; B 3857; Poysoun, 9. 64.

Poke, s. bag, A 3780, 4278.

Poked, pt. s. incited, T. iii. 116; poked, nudged, A 4169.

Pokets, s. pl. pockets, i.e. little bags, G 808.

Pokkes, s. pl. pocks, pustules, C 358. A.S. poc; Du. pok, a pock, pustule. Small pox is a corrupt form of 'the small pocks.'

Pol (1), s. pole, long stick; Pole, dat. L. 2202.

Pol (2), s. pole (of the heavens), A. i. 14. 6; Pool, A. i. 18. 13; B 4. m 5. 3.

Polax, s. pole-axe, L. 642; Pollax, A 2544.

Polcat, s. polecat, C 855.

Policye, s. public business, C 600.

Polished, pp. E 1582; Polisshed, D 1742.

Pollax, s. pole-axe, A 2544; Polax, L. 642.

Pollucioun, s. pollution, I 912.

Polut, pp. polluted, B 1. p 4. 180.

Polýve, s. pulley, F 184. Cf. F. poulie.

Pomel, s. round part, top, A 2689.

Pomely, adj. marked with round spots like an apple, dappled, A 616; Pomely-gris, dapple-gray, G 559. Cotgrave has 'Gris pommelé, a dapple gray.' Also 'Pommelé, daple, or dapled; also round, or plump, as an apple.' Also 'Pommeler, to grow round or plump like an apple; also, to daple.'

Pomgarnettes, s. pl. pomegranates, R. 1356.

Pompe, s. pomp, A 525; T. iv. 1670.

Pompous, adj. stately, magnificent, B 3745.

Pool, s. pole (of the heavens), B 4. m 5. 3; A. i. 18. 13; Pol, A. 1. 14. 6.

Pope, s. pope, A 261, E 741, I 773; 3. 929; Popes, gen. E 746; pl. B 2039.

Pope-Holy, i.e. Hypocrisy, R. 415.

Popelote, s. poppet, darling, A 3254. Cf. O.F. poupelet, 'petit poupon': Godefroy.

Popet, s. poppet, puppet, doll; spoken ironically, and therefore really applied to a corpulent person, B 1891.

Popiniay, s. popinjay, R. 913; 5. 359; B 1559 n. See Papeiay.

Poplér, s. poplar-tree, A 2921; (collectively) poplar-trees, R. 1385.

Poplexye, s. apoplexy, B 4031 n.

Popped, pt. s. refl. tricked herself out, R. 1019. 'Poupiner, popiner, s'attifer, se parer': Godefroy.

Popper, s. small dagger, A 3931 (see note).

Poraille, s. poor people, A 247. O.F. povraille: Godefroy.

Porche, s. Porch, B 5. m 4. 1.

Pore, adj. poor, L. 388, 390, 1981; D 109, 1063. For Povre, q. v.

Porphúrie, s. porphyry; i.e. a slab of porphyry used as a mortar, G 775.

Porisme, s. corollary, B 3. p 10. 113; Porismes, pl. B 3. p 10. 100.

Port (1), s. port, carriage, behaviour, A 69, 138; bearing, mien, R. 1307; 3. 384; T. i. 1084; L. 2453. Porte, dat. 5. 262.

Port (2), s. haven, T. i. 526, 969.

Portatif, adj. portable, 3. 53; A. pr. 52.

Porter, s. A 1940; HF. 1954; L. 1717; Portours, pl. porters, T. v. 1139.

Porthors, s. portesse, breviary, B 1321. See note.

Portreitour, s. draughtsman, A 1899 n.

Portreiture, s. drawing, picture, R. 827; set of drawings, A 1968; Portraiture, 3. 626; Portreyture, picturing, HF. 131; Portreitures, pl. drawings, A 1915; Portraitures, paintings, R. 141; Portreytures, pictures, HF. 125.

Portreye, v. pourtray, depict, 1. 81; draw, sketch, 3. 783; Portrayed, pp. painted in fresco, R. 140; full of pictures, R. 1077; Portrayinge, pres. pt. pourtraying, T. v. 716. See Purtreye.

Portreying, s. a picture, A 1938.

Pose, s. a cold in the head, A 4152, H 62. A.S. ge-pose, a stuffing or cold in the head.

Pose, 1 pr. s. put the case, (will) suppose, B 4. p 6. 132; B 5. p 4. 31; T. iii. 310, 571; A 1162.

Positif, adj. positive, fixed, A 1167.

Positioun, s. supposition, hypothesis, B 5. p 4. 30.

Posse, v.; Posseth, pr. s. pusheth, tosseth, L. 2420; Possed, pp. T. i. 415. F. pousser; Lat. pulsare.

Possessioners, s. pl. men who are endowed, D 1722.

Possessioun, s. possession, D 1200; large property, great possessions, wealth, F 686; endowments, D 1926.

Possíble, adj. possible, 3. 988; as p. is me, it is as possible for me, 5. 471.

Possibilitee, s. possibility, A 1291, F 1343; T. ii. 607, iii. 448; L. 288.

Post, s. post, prop, support, A 214; T. i. 1000; post, pillar, A 800.

Postum, s. imposthume, abscess, B 3. P 4. 9.

Pot, s. I 951; Pottes, pl. pots, L. 649; D 289.

Potáge, s. broth, B 3623, C 368.

Potente, s. crutch, R. 368; T. v. 1222; staff, D 1776. Cf. cross potent, in heraldry.

Potestat, s. potentate, D 2017. See note.

Pot-ful, s. pot-ful, HF. 1686.

Pothecárie, s. apothecary, C 852. See Apotecarie.

Pouche, s. pouch, pocket, HF. 1349; A 3931; Pouches, pl. pouches, money-bags, A 368.

Poudre, s. dust, T. v. 309; HF. 536; powder, G 760; gunpowder, HF. 1644; Poudres, pl. G 807.

Poudred, pp. powdered, besprinkled, R. 1436.

Poudre-marchaunt, s. the name of a kind of spice, A 381. See note.

Pounage, s. pannage, swine's food, 9. 7. Cf. F. panage, 'pawnage, mastage for swyne': Cotgrave.

Pound, pl. pounds, A 454, F 683, 1560, 1573, G 1364; R. 501. A.S. pund, pl. pund; cf. 'five-pound note.'

Poune, s. pawn at chess, 3. 661. O.F. peon, paon; late Lat. pedonem, foot-soldier. See peon, in Godefroy.

Pounsoned, pp. as adj. stamped, pierced, I 421. 'Poisonner, to prick or pierce with a bodkin; to stamp, or mark with a puncheon': Cotgrave.

Pounsoninge, s. punching of holes in garments, I 418. See above.

Pouped, pt. pl. blew hard, puffed, B 4589; pp. blown, H 90. An imitative word; cf. pop.

Poure, ger. to pore, look closely, A 185, D 1738; to pore over (it), R. 1640; Poure, v. to pore, T. ii. 1708; E 2112; Pouren, ger. HF. 1121; Pouren, 1 pr. pl. (we) pore, gaze steadily, G 670; Poure, 2 pr. s. subj. pore, D 295; Poured, pp. T. i. 299.

Poured, pp. poured, R. 1148.

Pouring, s. pouring (in), T. iii. 1460.

Pous, s. pulse, T. iii. 1114. O.F. pouls, pous: Godefroy.

Poustee, s. power, B 4. p 5. 9. O.F. poeste, from Lat. acc. potestatem.

Povertee, s. poverty, 3. 410; Povérte, s. poverty, T. iv. 1520; B 99, D 1185, E 816; Povért, poverty, R. 450; L. 2065; D 1167, 1177, 1179, 1183, 1873; Povért, C 441, D 1191, 1195, 1199, 1201; HF. 88.

Povre, adj. poor, R. 466, A 225, 478, 1409, B 116, 120, 2607, 4011, C 179, D 1187, 1193, 1608, I 199. O.F. povre.

Povre, adj. as s. poor, hence poverty, 10. 2. See note.

Povre, adv. poorly, E 1043. See above.

Povreliche, adj. poorly, in poverty, E 213, 1055.

Povrely, adv. poorly, R. 219; in poor array, A 1412.

Povrest, adj. superl. poorest, C 449, E 205.

Power, s. power, authority, A 218; might, 3. 544.

Poynaunt, adj. pungent, A 352, B 4024.

Poynt, s. sharp point, 7. 211; very object, aim, A 1501; point, bit (of it), part, R. 1236; a stop, G 1480; up p., on the point, T. iv. 1153; in p. is, is on the point, is ready, 1. 48; fro p. to p., in every point, 5. 461; to the p., to the point, 5. 372; at p. devys, exact at all points, R. 830; to perfection, exquisitely, R. 1215; Poyntes, pl. laces furnished with tags at the ends, tags, A 3322. See Point.

Poynte, ger. to describe, T. iii. 497; Poynten, pr. pl. stab, R. 1058; Poynted, pp. pointed, R. 944; T. ii. 1034.

Poyntel, s. style for writing, D 1742. See Pointel.

Poysoun, s. poison, 9. 64. See Poison.

Practik, s. practice, B 1. p 1. 21 n; practical working, A. pr. 51; Praktike, practice, D 187.

Practisour, s. practitioner, A 422.

Praunce, ger. to prance about, run about, T. iii. 690 n; Praunce, 1 pr. s. T. i. 221.

Praye, s. prey, 1. 64. See Preye.

Praye, pr. pl. petition, make suit, I 785; imp. s. pray, 1. 62. See Preye.

Prayere, (preyéérə), s. prayer, A 1205; L. 2268; Prayéres, pl. D 865. See Preyere.

Praying, s. request, prayer, R. 1484.

Preamble, s. D 831.

Preambulacioun, s. preambling, D 837.

Precedent, adj. preceding, A. ii. 32. 3.

Precept, s. commandment, D 65.

Preche, v. preach, T. ii. 59; A 481, 712, B 1179; Preche, ger. to preach (to), counsel, T. ii. 569; Prechen, v. B 1177; Prechestow, thou preachest, D 366; Prechen, pr. pl. preach (to), F 284; Precheth, imp. pl. E 12.

Prechour, s. preacher, D 165.

Precious, adj. estimable, R. 419; precious, 1. 59; prudish, E 1962; scrupulous, very dainty, D 148.

Preciousnesse, s. costliness, I 446.

Predestinacioun, s. predestination, B 4. p 6. 19.

Predestinat, pp. foreordained, B 5. p 2. 33.

Predestinee, s. predestination, T. iv. 966.

Predicacioun, s. preaching, sermon, B 1179, C 345, 407, D 2109.

Preef, s. proof, assertion, D 247; experience, L. 528 a; test, proof, G 968, 1379; the test, H 75. See Proef, Preve.

Prees (prèès), s. press, crowd, 13. 1; 16. 40; T. ii. 1649; HF. 1359; B 393, 646, 677, 3327, F 189; the throng of courtiers, 13. 4; Pres, T. ii. 1643; press of battle, 9. 33; Presse, dat. throng, company, 10. 52; in p., in the crowd, 5. 603. See Presse.

Preesseth, pr. s. throngs, A 2580 (cf. 2530). See Prese, Pressen.

Preest, s. priest, A 501, B 4000; Prest, B 1166; Preestes, pl. A 164, I 105.

Preesthode, s. priesthood, I 900.

Prefectes, gen. prefect's, G 369. Lit. 'an officer of the prefect's (officers).'

Preferre, pr. s. subj. precede, take precedence of, D 96.

Preignant, pres. pt. plain, convincing, T. iv. 1179. 'Pregnant, pregnant, pithy, forcible; Raisons pregnantes, plain, apparent, important or pressing reasons': Cotgrave.

Preisen, ger. to praise, (worthy) of being praised, R. 70; to appraise, judge of, B 1. p 4. 120; Preyse, v. appraise, estimate, R. 1115; ger. to praise, L. 67; to be praised, B 2706; Preysen, v. appraise, B 3. p 11. 3; B 4. p 3. 49; Preyse, 1 pr. s. praise, 5. 586; prize, esteem, R. 1693; Preise, 1 pr. s. praise, F 674; Preised, pp. praised, R. 1252; Preysed, pp. L. 536.

Preiseres, s. pl. praisers, B 2367.

Preisinge, s. honour, glory, I 949; Preysing, praise, L. 189, 248, 416.

Prelát, s. prelate, A 204.

Premisses, pl. statements laid down, B 3. p 10. 83; B 4. p 4. 48.

Prenostik, s. prognostic, prognostication, 10. 54.

Prente, s. print, D 604.

Prenten, ger. to imprint, T. ii. 900.

Préntis, s. apprentice, A 4365, 4391; B 1490; Prentýs, A 4385.

Prentishood, s. apprenticeship, A 4400.

Prescience, s. foreknowledge, B 5. p 3. 17; A 1313, E 659; foreknowing, T. iv. 987, 998.

Prese, ger. to press forward, T. i. 446; v. hasten, 2. 19. See Pressen.

Presénce, s. 1. 19; T. ii. 460; in pr., in company, in a large assembly, E 1207.

Present, adj. being present, present, R. 377; B 1. p 4. 171; E 470; Presént, E 80.

Présent, s. gift, L. 1935; Presént, gift, R. 1192; present time, B 5. p 6. 77; in present, at that time, then, R. 1191.

Present, adv. immediately, 5. 424.

Presentarie, adj. ever-present, B 5. p 6. 49, 73, 202.

Presente, ger. to present, L. 1095, 1132; Presented, pp. brought, L. 1297.

Presenting, s. offering, L. 1135.

Presently, adv. at the present moment, B 5. p 6. 78.

President, s. the one who presided in parliament, T. iv. 213.

Presóun, s. prison, T. iii. 380; Préson, T. v. 884. See Prison.

Press, s. throng, T. i. 173; Presse, dat. instrument exercising pressure, A 81; mould, A 263; on presse, under a press, in a suppressed state, down, T. i. 559; Presse (for Press, before a vowel?), press, i.e. a kind of cupboard with shelves (for linen, &c.), A 3212.

Pressen, v. press forward, B 4. m 1. 17; Preesseth, pr. s. throngs, A 2580; Presse, imp. s. constrain, 25. 23 (see vol. iv. p. xxviii). See Prese.

Prest, s. priest, B 1166; Preest, A 501, B 4000; Preestes, pl. A 164, I 105.

Prest, adj. ready, prepared, prompt, 5. 307; T. ii. 785, iii. 485, 917, v. 800; Preste, pl. prompt, T. iv. 661. O.F. prest.

Presume, v. E 1503; Presumed, pt. pl. C 18.

Presumpcioun, s. presumption, HF. 94; T. i. 213; B 2505, 3745; Presumpcion, I 391; Presumpcions, pl. presumptions, suppositions, B 2598.

Pretende, v. attempt to reach, seek (after), T. iv. 922.

Preterit, s. past time, B 5. p 6. 30; Preterits, pl. past times, B 5. p 6. 13.

Pretorie, s. the Roman imperial body-guard, the Pretorian cohort, B 1. p 4. 61.

Preve, s. proof, 5. 497; T. i. 690; HF. 878, 989; B 4173; L. 28, 1113; dat. T. iii. 307; experimental proof, A. ii. 23, rub.; D 2272, E 787; at p., at the proof, (when it comes) to the proof, T. iii. 1002; at p., in the proof, T. iv. 1659; armes preve, the proof of arms, proof of fighting power, T. i. 470. See Preef, Proef.

Preve, v. prove, 3. 552; HF. 707; L. 9, 100; C 169; bide the test, G 645; succeed when tested, G 1212; 1 pr. s. prove, HF. 787, 826; pr. s. subj. may test, may try, E 1152; Preveth, pr. s. E 1000, 2238; tries, tests, E 1155; shews, E 2425; Preved, pp. HF. 814; A 3001, B 2263, C 193; proved to be so, T. i. 239; tested, G 1336; approved, E 28; exemplified, E 826; shewn, F 481. See Proeve, Prove.

Prevetee, s. secret place, recess, T. iv. 1111. See Privetee.

Prevey, adj. secret, B 4. p 3. 77. See Privee.

Previdence, s. seeing beforehand, B 5. p 6. 83.

Prevy, adj. privy, secret, unobserved, 3. 382; close, not confidential, HF. 285. See Privee.

Preye, s. prey, T. i. 201; D 1455; Praye, 1. 64; Preyes, pl. D 1472. A.F. preie.

Preye, ger. to beseech, T. ii. 1369; A 1483; to pray, 2. 20; Preyen, ger. 2. 11; Preye, v. A 301, I 179; Preye, 1 pr. s. 1. 83; A 725, D 1261; Preyen, 1 pr. pl. A 1260; Preyde, pt. s. L. 2294; B 391, 3729, E 548, 765, I 178; Preyede, F 311; Preyden, 1 pt. pl. A 811; Preyeden, pt. pl. D 895; Preyed, pp. E 773; Preyeth, imp. pl. 10. 78; T. i. 29. See Praye.

Preyere, s. prayer, A 3587, B 1669; Préyere, L. 1141; E 141; H 6; Preyéres, pl. prayers, A 231. See Prayere.

Preyneth, for Proyneth, E 2011 n.

Preys, s. praise, B 3837.

Preyse; see Preise.

Preysing; see Preisinge.

Pricasour, s. a hard rider, A 189. See Priken.

Prighte, pt. s. pricked, F 418 (inferior MSS. have pighte). No doubt, the reading pighte in 1. 163 should also be prighte. See below.

Priken, v. incite, urge, T. iv. 633; Prik, 1 pr. s. spur, rouse, 5. 389; Priketh, pr. s. incites, excites, T. i. 219; L. 1192; A 11, 1043; spurs, D 656; spurs, rides, B 1944; pricks, pains, aches, D 1594; Prikke, pr. pl. prick, pierce, R. 1058; Prighte, pt. s. F 418 (see above); Priked, pt. s. spurred, B 1964; Prike, 2 pr. s. subj. B 2001; Prikke, 2 pr. pl. subj. goad, torment, E 1038; Priked, pp. spurred, G 561; Prik, imp. s. spur, L. 1213; Prikinge, pres. pt. pl. spurring, A 2508.

Priking, s. hard riding, A 191; quick riding, A 2599; Prikinge, B 1965.

Prikke, s. point, HF. 907; B 1029; pin's point, B 2. p 7. 18; central point, B 3. p 11. 162; sting, I 468; a small mark, such as a little stick stuck in the ground, A. ii. 42. 3; a dot, A. ii. 5. 12; stab, piercing stroke, A 2606; point, critical condition, B 119.

Prill, pr. pl., error for Prikke, prick, R. 1058 n.

Prince, s. lord, A 2994, 3036; prince, C 599; Princes, pl. 10. 73.

Princesse, s. princess, 1. 97; A 1830; Princess, 18. 73.

Principal, adj. 3. 495; chief, I 515; Principals, pl. chief, A. i. 5. 8; Principalx, pl. cardinal, A. ii. 31. 11.

Principio, in, in the beginning (S. John, i. 1), A 254.

Principles, s. pl. principles, deep feelings, natural disposition, F 487.

Prioresse, s. prioress, A 118, B 1637.

Pris, s. prize, A 2241. See Prys.

Prison, 5. 139; 11. 28; 17. 14. See Presoun.

Prisoner, s. A 1063, 1070; Prisoneres, pl. T. iv. 59.

Privee, adj. secret, A 3295, B 204, 1991, 2911, C 675, I 106; private, I 102; intimate, R. 600; privy, closely attendant, E 192; Prive, friendly, intimate, R. 1066; Privy, secret, L. 1267, 1780, G 1452; privee man, private individual, B 2. p 3. 48. See Prevey, Prevy.

Privee, adv. secretly, F 531; Privee and apert, secretly and openly, D 1114; pr. ne ap., neither secretly nor openly, 1136.

Privee, s. privy, C 527, E 1954.

Prively, adv. secretly, R. 371; A 652, B 21, 3889, E 641, I 106; unperceived, R. 784.

Privetee, s. privacy, R. 1294; secrecy, T. iii. 283; B 548, E 249, G 701, 1052, 1138; secrets, secret, D 531, 542, 1637; privacy, secret counsel, A 3164; secret, private affairs, A 1411; private apartment, A 4334; privy parts, B 3905.

Privy, adj. secret, L. 1267, 1780. See Privee.

Probleme, s. problem, D 2219.

Procede, v. proceed, T. iii. 455; 16. 6; advance, go forward, 16. 30; Proceden, pr. pl. proceed, T. v. 370.

Proces, s. process, B 2665; proceeding, F 1345; process of time, 5. 430; F 829; argument, B 3. p 10. 40; matter, T. ii. 485; L. 1914; story, HF. 251; T. ii. 268, 292; iii. 470; F 658; occurrence of events, B 3511; Procésse, dat. course (of time), 3. 1331.

Processiouns, pl. processions, D 556.

Proche, 1 pr. s. approach, B 4. p 7. 20 n.

Procreacioun, s. procreation, E 1448.

Procuratour, s. proctor, D 1596 n.

Procutour, used for Procurator, proctor, D 1596.

Proef, s. proof, D 2272 n; Profe, Prof, L. 2113 n; Proeve, B 5. p 4. 51; Proeves, pl. B 3. p 12. 135. See Preef.

Proeve, 1 pr. s. approve, B 5. p 3. 19; Proeveth, pr. s. proves, shews, B 2. m 1. 11. See Preve, Prove.

Professioun, s. profession of religion, D 1925, 2135; oath of profession (as a monk), B 1345.

Profit, s. profit, 9. 26; A 249.

Profre, s. offer, L. 2079.

Profre, v.; Proferestow, dost thou offer, T. iii. 1461; Profre, 2 pr. s. subj. mayst offer, G 489; Profreth, pr. s. proffers, A 1415; offers, L. 405; Profre, 2 pr. pl. proffer, F 755; Profred, pp. offered, E 152.

Progenie, s. progeny, I 324.

Progressiouns, pl. progressions, B 4. p 6. 105; processes, developments, A 3013.

Proheme, s. proem, prologue, E 43. F. proëme (Cotgrave).

Prolaciouns, s. pl. utterances, B 2. p 1. 32.

Prolixitee, s. prolixity, tediousness, T. ii. 1564; F 405.

Prolle, 2 pr. pl. prowl about, search widely, G 1412. See Prollyn, and Prollynge, in Prompt. Parv.

Prologe, s. prologue, after A 3186; D 1708; Prológe, prelude, T. iv. 893.

Pronounced, pp. announced, T. iv. 213.

Pronouncere, s. pronouncer, speaker, B 2. p 3. 39.

Prophesye, s. prophecy, T. v. 1521; Prophecyes, pl. T. v. 1494.

Prophet, s. L. 2254; Prophete, I 125.

Propinquitee, s. propinquity, B 2. p 3. 24.

Proporcionables, adj. pl. proportional, B 3. m 9. 13.

Proporcioned, pp. made in proportion, F 192.

Proporcionels, s. pl. proportional parts, F 1278.

Proporcioun, s. proportion, R. 545; T. v. 828; A. i. 16. 3; F 1286; Proporciouns, pl. ratios, A. pr. 3.

Proposicioun, s. proposition, B 2465; Proposiciouns, pl. propositions, B 3. p 10. 99.

Propre, adj. own, T. iv. 83; A. ii. 7. 15; A 581, 3037, B 3518, D 159; own, especial, B 2175; peculiar, L. 259 a; D 103; well-grown, A 3972; well-made, A 3345; comely, A 4368; handsome, C 309; Propres, pl. own, B 1. m 6. 13; in propre, as his own, B 2. p 2. 9; of propre kinde, by their own natural bent, F 610.

Proprely, adv. fitly, A 1459, 3320; properly, literally, I 285; of its own accord, naturally, D 1191; Properly, appropriately, in character, A 729.

Propretee, s. peculiarity, speciality, individuality, B 2. p 6. 70; peculiarity, 10. 69; characteristic, B 2364; quality, B 5. p 6. 48; peculiar possession, T. iv. 392; property, A. i. 21. 41; Propretees, pl. properties, A. i. 10. 5.

Proscripcioun, s. proscription, B 1. p 4. 174.

Prose, s. prose, L. 66, 425; B 96, I 46.

Prose, v. write in prose, 16. 41.

Prospectyves, s. pl. perspective-glasses, lenses, F 234. No doubt Chaucer here makes the usual distinction between reflecting mirrors and refracting lenses. Milton (Vacation Exerc. l. 71) seems to apply the word to a combination of lenses, or telescope.

Prosperitee, s. prosperity, L. 590, 906.

Prospre, adj. prosperous; prospre fortunes, success, well-being, B 1. p 4. 41.

Proteccioun, s. protection, A 2363; Protecciouns, pl. F 56.

Protestacioun, s. protest, T. ii. 484, iv. 1289; A 3137, I 59; L. 2640.

Proud, adj. R. 63; T. i. 210.

Proude-herted, adj. proud-hearted, R. 1491.

Prouder, adj. comp. T. ii. 138.

Proudly, adv. A 1152, G 473.

Prove, v. test, A. ii. 23, rub.; Proveth, pr. s. proves, F 455; Proved, pt. s. proved to be true, A 547. See Preve, Proeve.

Provérbe, s. proverb, T. ii. 397; A 3391, 4405; Próverbe, B 3436; Provérbes, pl. T. i. 756, iii. 299; set of proverbs, 17. 25; Próverbès, proverbial sayings, saws, B 2146.

Provérbed, pp. said in proverbs, T. iii. 293.

Province, s. B 1. p 4. 61.

Provost, s. provost, prefect, B 1. p 4. 43; chief magistrate, B 1806.

Provostrie, s. praetorship, B 3. p 4. 56, 61.

Prow, s. profit, advantage, HF. 579; T. i. 333; ii. 1664; v. 789; B 1598, 4140, C 300, G 609. O.F. preu, prou, profit: Godefroy.

Prowesse, s. prowess, T. i. 438; v. 436; valour, T. ii. 632; bravery, R. 261; excellence, D 1129; profit, B 4. p 3. 45, 67.

Proyneth, pr. s. prunes, i.e. trims, makes (himself) neat, E 2011; Pruneth, E 2011 n. O.F. proigner, provigner: Godefroy.

Pryde, s. Pride, R. 975; pride, G 476, I 388.

Prydelees, adj. without pride, 6. 29; Prydeles, E 930.

Prye, ger. to pry, peer, T. ii. 404; iii. 1571; D 1738, G 668; to gaze, A 3458; v. spy, T. ii. 1710; pry, E 2112.

Pryme, s. prime (of day), usually 9 a.m., T. i. 157; ii. 992, 1095; v. 15, 472; A 2189, 2576, 3554, B 1278, 1396, 4368, 4388, C 662, E 1857, F 73; fully pr., the end of the first period of the day (from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.), B 2015; pr. large, past 9 o'clock, F 360; passed pr., past 9 o'clock, D 1476; half way pryme, half way between 6 and 9 a.m., half-past seven, A 3906.

Pryme face, s. the first look, first glance, T. iii. 919.

Prymer, s. primer, elementary reading-book, B 1707.

Prymerole, s. primrose, A 3268.

Prys, s. price, value, R. 1134; B 2. p 4. 22; B 5. p 3. 135; A 815, B 2087; worth, excellence, R. 45, 47, 286; F 911; praise, R. 446; B 3. p 6. 22; T. ii. 181, 188; E 1026; esteem, R. 300; T. i. 375; ii. 24; F 934; glory, L. 2534; reputation, D 1152; renown, R. 666, 1198; A 67, 237; prize, reward, B 4. m 7. 43; a prize, B 4. p 4. 137; Pryse, prize, I 355.

Pryse, ger. to esteem, to be esteemed, R. 887.

Pryved, pp. deprived, exiled, 1. 146.

Pryvee, adj. secret, A 2460. See Privee.

Psalmes, pl. psalms, H 345.

Publisshed, pp. proclaimed, T. v. 1095; published, B 2. p 7. 36; Publiced, spread abroad, E 415, 749.

Puffen, ger. to puff, blow hard, HF. 1866.

Puked, for Poked, T. iii. 116 n.

Pulle, s. a bout at wrestling, a throw, 5. 164.

Pulle, v. pluck, T. i. 210; v. 1546; ger. R. 1667; to draw, T. ii. 657; pulle a finche, pluck a finch, cheat a novice, A 652; Pulleth, pr. pl. pull, L. 2308; Pulled, pt. s. pulled, drew, D 2067; a pulled hen, a plucked hen, A 177.