A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 167 : _purum_.+Purchacen+, _v._ to acquire, purchase, PP; +purchasen+, C3.--AF._purchacer_,

_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 tr.i.m.m.i.n.g 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. 11); +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. ??s?, 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. _porveance_; Lat. _providentia_.

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+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_, _purveer_, for OF. _porveoir_; Lat.

_prouidere_.

+Pueren+, _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, a.s.sented, W; +put+, _pp._, H; +y-put+, C3; +i-put+, G.

+Puttynge+, _sb._ pus.h.i.+ng, 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).

+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, p.r.i.c.kles, 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-porse+, 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. s._, 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+, S2.--AS.

_pin_; Late Lat. _pena_, 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. _pinian_ (BT).

+Pyning+, _sb._ torture; +pining+, S. _Comb._: +pynyng-stoles+, stools of punishment, cucking-stools, PP, S2.--AS. _pinung_.

+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_).

+Pynoun+, _sb._ a pennon, C; see +Penoun+.

+Pyony+, _sb._ peony, Prompt.; +pyon+, Cath.; +pyany+, Prompt.; +piones+, _pl._, seeds of the peony, P; +pyonies+, PP.--OF. _pione_, _pion_ (Cotg.); Lat. _p(a)eonia_; Gr. pa????a, the peony.

+Pyry+, _sb._ storm of wind, gust, Prompt.; +pyrie+, S3 (p. 437); +pirie+, HD, Prompt. (_n_); +pyrry+, Palsg., ND: +pirrie+, S3, ND; +perrie+, Prompt. (_n_), ND; +berrie+, Cotg. (s.v. _tourbillor_); +berry+, Florio (s.v. _croscia d'acque_), HD.

+Pyt+, _sb._ pit, pool, Prompt.; +put+, S. PP; +pit+, S; +pytte+, Prompt.; +putte+, S, PP, S2; +pette+, S2.--AS. _pytt_; Late Lat.

*_putius_; Lat. _puteus_.

Q.

+Quad+, _adj._ and _sb._ evil, bad, the Evil One, MD, C2; +qued+, MD, PP; +cwed+, MD; +quet+, MD; +kueade+, _dat._, S2; +queade+, S2; +quede+, S2.--AS. _cwead_; cf. Du. _kwaad_.

+Quad+, _pt. s._ quoth, S; see +Queen+.

+Quaile+, _v._ to wither, to die, S3 (28a. 91), SkD, ND. Sh.; to overpower, intimidate, ND, SkD, Sh.

+Quain+, _sb._ trouble, mourning, S2.--AS. *_hwan_ (see below).