A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - Part 101
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Poudre, _sb._ == dust. Alys. 2180

Pound, _sb._ (of money). RG. 59, 383

Poune, _sb._ == the head. Alys. 2770. 'paunes.' Ibid. 2800. Another form is 'pan.' W. pen

Pouraille, _sb._ == the poor. Pol. S. 223. Alys. 1229

Pouren, see Peer, _vb._

Pouste, _sb._ == power. Alys. 7879

Pout, _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. 211

Poveral, _sb._ == poor persons. RG. 254

Powder, _sb._ == dust. RG. 345

Powdered, _adj._ [pudrid]. c.o.k. 108

Powe, _v. n._ == be poor? RG. 313

Power, _sb._ RG. 370, 371

Praer, _sb._ == meadow. c.o.k. 69. Cf. Fr. praiau--prairie

Praise, _v. a._ RG. 57. 1362 B.

Prangle, _v. a._ == compress. HD. 639. Dut. prangen

Prasiune, _sb._ == chrysoprase. c.o.k. 89. Gr. p??s??, a leek

Pray, _sb._ == crowd, press. Alys. 1991, 2595

Pray, _v. a._ Wright's L. P. p. 58

---- _v. n._ [prye]. Pol. S. 222

Prayer, _sb._ 1089 B.

Preach, _v. a._ RG. 392

---- == exhort. Alys. 2042

Preacher, _sb._ RG. 392, 492

Preaching, _sb._ RG. 173

Precious, _adj._ 42

Predication, _sb._ 1969 B.

Preit, _v. a._ == pray, beseech. Marg. 1. Fr. prier

Prejudice, _sb._ 1735 B.

Prelate, _sb._ RG. 472

Preone, _v. a._ == sew up. Rel. S. v. 68. AS. preon, a needle. ON. priona, to sew

Preovest, _adj._ == proofest, most approved. Alys. 6891

Presence, _sb._ == bearing, dignity, [presauns]. RG. 485

Present, _sb._ == gift. RG. 485

---- _v. a._ == give. Wright's L. P. p. 96

---- == introduce a person to another. part. 'ipresented.' 231 B.

Press, _sb._ == throng. 2469 B.

---- _v. a._ part, 'ypreost.' Alys. 2342

Prest, _adj._ == ready. RG. 485. Ital. presto

Prey, _sb._ RG. 15, 376

Price, _sb._ 150 B.; 'to have the price' == to be highly esteemed. Pol. S.

153

p.r.i.c.k, _v. n._ hasten. RG. 459

---- _v. a._ == spur, pierce (as a horse). RG. 553. AS. priccian

---- == adorn. Body and Soul, 12. ON. prda, to adorn

p.r.i.c.ker, _sb._ == rider. Pol. S. 150

Pride, _sb._ RG. 376. AS. prt

Priest, _sb._ 364 B.; [prost]. O. and N. 733

Priesthood, _sb._ 1032 B.

Priestless, _adj._ RG. 544

Prime, _sb._ == the first hour of prayer, or 6 A. M. 219 B. Ritson's AS.

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