Plage
sb. plague (= Lat. plaga), W; plague, Sh.; plagis, pl., W.—Lat. plāga (Vulg.); Gr. πληγή, a blow, stroke, plague (LXX); cp. OF. plaie.

Plaid
sb. plea, dispute in a law-court, S; plait, S; plee, Prompt.; placitum, Voc.; ple, SkD, W; play, SkD; place, pl., pleas, S3.—AF. plait, play, OF. plaid, plait, plat, proceedings in a law-court, a trial, law-court; Late Lat. placitum, literally, what is pleasing, hence a decision, law-court, pleading.

Plaidi
v. to plead, bring a complaint, argue, S; plede, PP; placitare, Voc.; plete, PP, S3, Prompt.—AF. plaider, OF. pleidier.

Plaiding
sb. pleading, S; pledyng, PP; pletynge, S3, Prompt.

Plat
adj. flat, level, Prompt.; adv. completely, fully, JD, C2.—OF. plat.

Plate
sb. plate-armour, S2, C2; plates, pl., PP.—AF. plate, a plate of metal, bullion, silver-plate, f. of plat, flat.

Platly
adv. fatly, fully, S3, HD, Prompt.

Platte
pt. s. reflex. threw himself flat, PP, S2.

Playn
adv. plainly, clearly, C2, C3; see Pleyn.

Playne
v. to complain, S2, PP; playn, S3; pleyne, PP, C2; pleyn, S3; plane, S3; pleignen, pr. pl., S2; pleynand, pr. p., S2; plenand, H.—OF. plaign-, stem of plaignant, pr. p. of plaindre (pleindre); Lat. plangere.

Playnte
sb. complaint, lament, PP; pleinte, C2; pleyntes, pl., C3.—OF. pleinte; Late Lat. plancta, from Lat. plangere.

Playnyng
sb. complaint, S3.

Playte
sb. a fold, plica, Prompt.; pleytes, pl., plaits of a cord, HD.—OF. pleit, a fold; Lat. plicitum, folded. Cf. Plite.

Playten
v. to fold, Prompt.; plettand, pr. p., S3; pletede, pt. s., S2.

Ple
sb. plea, W; see Plaid.

Pleinte
sb. complaint, C2; see Playnte.

Plenere
adj. full, PP; adv. in full numbers, PP; plener, PP, HD.—OF. plenier; Late Lat. plenarium.

Plenerliche
adv. fully, HD; plenerly, S2.

Plenissen
v. to fill; plenyst, pp., S3.—From OF. pleniss-, stem of plenissant, pr. p. of plenir, from Lat. plenum.

Plentee
sb. plenty, C2; plente, Prompt.—OF. plenté; Lat. plenitatem.

Plenteuous
adj. plenteous, abundant, C, PP; plenteuouse, W; plentiuous, SkD; plentefous, H; plentuos, S2; plenteus, SkD.—OF. plentivous.

Plenteuouslier
adv. comp. more plenteously, W.

Plenteuousnesse
sb. plenteousness, HD.

Plentuuste
sb. plentifulness, H.

Plesaunce
sb. pleasure, kindness, PP; plesance, B, S2, Cath., C2.—OF. plaisance.

Plete
v. to plead, S3, PP, HD, Prompt.; see Plaidi.

Pletede
pt. s. plaited, folded up, S2; see Playten.

Pley
sb. play, C2; pleie, S.—AS. plega, brisk motion, fight, play (OET).

Pleyen
v. to play, amuse oneself, PP, C2; pleien, S, PP; pleiden, pt. pl. refl., S2.—AS. plegian, to play on an instrument (OET), to play, ‘ludere,’ to move briskly (Grein), plegan (Sievers, 391): OS. plegan, to wager, to answer for; cp. OHG. plegan (Otfrid).

Pleyn
adj. even, level, plain, clear, Prompt., C, C3; playn, B; adv. plainly, clearly, C3; playn, C3.—AF. plain; Lat. planum.

Pleyn
adj. full, C, C3, PP.—OF. plein; Lat. plenum.

Pleyn
v. to complain, S3; see Playne.

Pleynly
adv. fully, C.

Pliht
sb. danger, S2; pliȝt, WA.—AS. pliht (OET.).

Plihten
v. to pledge, plight, PP, S2; plyghte, PP, Prompt.; pliȝte, S; plyghte, pt. s., PP; plyȝhten, pl., PP; pliht, pp., PP, S2; plyht, S2; pliȝt, PP; plyȝt, S3; plight, PP; plyght, C3; i-pluht, S; y-pliȝte, PP; i-pliȝt, S2.—AS. plihtan, to imperil, to venture (Schmid).

Plihtful
adj. dangerous, S2.

Plite
sb. state, condition, manner, SkD (p. 822), CM, WA; see Plyte.

Plouh
sb. plough, PP; plow, Prompt.; plewch, B; plouȝ, PP; ploh, S2; plewys, pl., S3. Comb.: plouh-fot, plough-foot, PP; plow-lond, a measure of land, carrucata, S2; plowelond, Voc.; plowlond, Prompt.; ploghe of lande, Cath.; plowes of lond, G; plow-man, ploughman, C2, PP; plouȝman, PP; pluch-ox, plough-ox, S3; plowstert, plough-tail or handle, Prompt.—Icel. plógr, plough; cp. AS. ploh, ploughland (SkD), OHG. pluag, plough (Otfrid).

Plukken
v. to pluck, PP, Prompt.; plokken, PP; plyghte, pt. s., CM, C2, PP; plyght, pp., C2 (p. 290).—AS. pluccian.

Plume
sb. feather; plumes, pl., PP; plomys, S3.—OF. plume; Lat. pluma.

Plye
v. to bend, C2.—AF. plier; Lat. plicare, to fold.

Plyght
pp. plighted, pledged, C3; see Plihten.

Plyghte
pt. s. plucked, pulled, C2; see Plukken.

Plyte
sb. state, condition, Prompt., C3, WA; plite, CM, WA; plit, S2.—OF. plite, SkD (p. 822), pliste; Late Lat. *plicita, from Lat. plicare, to fold. Cf. Playte, Plye.