Prane
sb. prawn, Prompt., Manip., Palsg., ND; praune, SkD; pranys, pl., S3.—OF. *parne, *perne; Lat. perna, a ham; cp. It. perna, a nakre fish (Florio). For the changes in meaning, cp. It. gambarelli, prawns (Florio), from gamba, a leg.
Pranglen
v. to press; prangled, S.—Cp. Du. prangen; Goth. praggan, to press.
Prank
adj. full of sensational tricks; pranker, comp., ND.
Pranken
v. to arrange the folds of a dress, SkD, Prompt., Palsg., HD; prancke, ND; pranke, to frisk about, Manip.
Pranker
sb. one who dresses gaily, ND.
Prankie
adj. fine, gorgeous, S3.
Praty
adj. pretty, elegantulus, Prompt.; prestans, Cath.; pretie, scitus, facetus, Manip.; prately, adv., CM.—Cp. Late Lat. practicus, ‘peritus’ (Ducange).
Prayabill
adj. to be entreated, H.
Prayen
v. to pray, PP; see Preyen.
Prechen
v. to preach, C2.—OF. precher (prescher); Lat. praedicare.
Prechour
sb. preachers, PP; prechoures, pl., PP, S3.—OF. precheör; Lat. praedicatorem.
Predicament
sb. in logic, one of the most general classes into which things can be distributed; predicamentes, pl., S3.—Schol. Lat. praedicamentum.
Prees
sb.; see Presse.
Preie
sb. prey, S; pray, Prompt., PP; prayes, pl., spoils, S2.—OF. preie (mod. proie); Late Lat. prēda; Lat. praeda); cp. AF. praie.
Prente
sb. print, impression, SkD; prent, S3; preynt, Prompt.; prynte, PP, W.—OF. preint, pp. of preindre; Lat. premere, to press.
Prenten
v. to print, impress, CM; preentyn, Prompt.
Prentis
sb. apprentice, S2, P; prentyce, Prompt.; prentys, PP; pl., PP; prentises, PP. See Aprentis.
Prentishode
sb. apprenticeship, PP.
Presse
sb. a press, throng, SkD, PP; pres, CM, C2; prees, CM, S2, C2, C3; prease, Cotg., S3; preace, S3.—AF. presse, a throng.
Pressour
sb. press for cloth, S2, PP; winepress, W; pressoure, pressorium, Cath.; presour, W; pressours, pl., W2.—OF. pressoir; Lat. pressorium.
Prest
adj. ready, quick, G, S2, S3; adv., PP, S3; presteste, superl., S2; prestest, P; prestliche, adv., readily, PP; prestly, PP; prestely, S2.—AF. prest; Late Lat. praestum (Ducange).
Prest
sb. priest, S, PP, S2, C2; preest, PP; preeste, Prompt.; preostes, pl., S2; prestes, S2; prustes, S2.—AS. préost; Church Lat. presbyter (Vulg.); Gr. πρεσβύτερος, elder (LXX).
Preste
adj. superl. (for pret-ste), proudest, highest, S2; see Proud.
Presthod
sb. presthood, PP; preesthood, Prompt.
Preuen
v. to prove, try, test, abide a test, C2, C3; see Prouen.
Prevy
adj. privy, secret, S3; see Pryue.
Preyen
v. to pray, C2, PP, Prompt.; preien, PP, S, S2; preith, pr. s., S2; preiȝede, pt. s., PP; preide, S, PP; preyd, S2; y-prayed, pp., S2, C2.—AF. preier (praier); Late Lat. precare. (Lat. precari).
Preyere
sb. prayer, Prompt., S2, C2; preiere, PP.—AF. preiere: It. pregaria; Church Lat. precaria.
Pricasour
sb. a hard rider, C, CM.
Price
sb. high esteem, S2; see Prys.
Pricket
sb. a buck; see Pryket.
Prim-seȝnen
v. to give the prima signatio, to sign with the cross, an act preliminary to christening; primm-seȝȝnesst, 2 pr. s., S; y-primisined, pp., S2.—OF. primseigner (Ducange); cp. Icel. primsigna.
Primate
sb. the first place, H.—Lat. primatus (Vulg.).
Primordyall
sb. origin, S3.—OF. primordial; Church Lat. primordialem (Ducange).
Principatus
sb. pl. powers, dominions, rulers, W.—Lat. principatus (Vulg.).
Prisun
sb. a prisoner; prisunes, pl., S; prysouns, PP; prysuns, H; prisons, S2; prisounes, P; presons, WA.—AF. prisoun, OF. prison; see Constans.
Prisun
sb. prison, S.—AF. prisun; Lat. prensionem, prehensionem, a taking, a capture. Cf. Pryson.
Prisuner
sb. gaoler, keeper of a prison, S.
Proces
sb. narrative, history, C2, HD, WA.—OF. procès; Lat. processum.
Proche
v. to approach; prochinge, pr. p., S3.—OF. procher (in approcher); Late Lat. propiare.
Procuratour
sb. proctor, agent, PP; procuratoure, steward, W; proketowre, Prompt.—AF. procuratour; Lat. procuratorem (Vulg.).
Profyte
sb. profit, Prompt.; prophete, PP.—AF. profit; Lat. profectum.
Profyten
v. to profit, Prompt.; profitide, pt. s., grew, W; prophitide, pl., S2.
Proheme
sb. a proem, prologue, C2.—OF. proëme; Lat. proemium; Gr. προοίμιον.
Proinen
v. to prune, preen, trim, adorn, SkD, HD, ND; proigne, HD; prune, CM, SkD; proynd, pp., S3.—OF. progner, also provigner, to propagate by taking cuttings (Cotg.); from OF. provin, a sucker (Cotg.), also provain; Lat. propaginem.
Proiner
sb. pruner, ND.
Prollen
v. to search about, prowl, C3, Prompt., Palsg.; proule, Manip.
Promissioun
sb. promise. Phr.: the lond of promyssioim (or of beheste), the Holy Land, S2.—Lat. promissionem; cp. terra repromissionis (Heb. II.9, Vulg.).
Promyt
v. to promise, S3, JD.—Lat. promittere; cp. OF. prometre.
Propre
adj. separate, distinct, PP, C2; fine, goodly, PP, C3; proper, S2.—AF. propre, fit; Lat. proprium.
Propreliche
adv. properly, suitably, PP.
Proprete
sb. property, peculiarity, SkD; propirte, PP; propertes, pl., S2, WA; propurtes, PP.—OF. proprieté, a property (Cotg.); Lat. proprietatem.
Prospectyues
sb. pl. perspective glasses, C2. Comb.: prospective glass, telescope, C2 (n).—OF. prospective, ‘the prospective, perspective or Optick art’ (Cotg.).
Proud
adj. proud, PP, WA; prowd, PP; prout, PP, S2; prud, S; prut, S; prute, pl., S; prude, S; preste (pretste), superl., S2.—AS. prút; cp. Icel. prúðr.
Proue
sb. proof, S3; preue, CM, C2; preef, C3; prief, S3.—OF. preuve; Late Lat. proba; from Lat. probare.
Prouen
v. to prove, try, test, PP, S; preouen, S2, PP; preuen, PP, C2, C3; pruf, imp. pl., 1, S2; preuede, pt. s., S2; proued, pl., S2; preued, pp., S3.—OF. prover (prouver); Lat. probare.
Prouende
sb. food, Manip.; prouendre, food, PP; a prebend, ecclesiastical benefice, PP, CM.—OF. provende (provendre); Church Lat. praebenda, a ration, allowance, see BH (Introd. § 40).
Prouendre
sb. a prebendary, SkD.—OF. provendier.
Prouendren
v. to provide with prebends, P.
Prouendreres
sb. pl. men who hold prebends, S2, PP.
Prouisours
sb. pl. men named by the pope to a living not vacant, S2, PP.—Church Lat. provisores (Ducange).
Prow
sb. profit, advantage, C, C3, G, H, PP, HD; prou, H.—OF. prou, pru, advantage (Bartsch).
Prowesse
sb. prowess, S2; pruesse, S.—AF. pruesse, OF. proece.
Prustes
sb. pl. priests, S2; see Prest.
Prut
adj. proud, S; see Proud.
Pryde
sb. pride, PP; prute, S2; prude, PP, S, S2; pruyde, P; pruide, PP, S2; pride, S2 (p. 74).—AS. prýte. See Proud.
Prydeles
adj. void of pride, C2.
Pryen
v. to pry, PP, C3; prien, PP; pry, Cath.; prie, 1 pr. s., Palsg.
Pryk
sb. a sting, Prompt.; prik, point, WA.
Pryket
sb. a young buck, capriolus, Prompt.; pricket, a buck in his second year (named from his pricking horns), S3, HD, Cotg. (s.v. dagard).
Prykie
v. to prick, goad, spur, ride fast, PP; prikken, C2, Prompt.; pryghte, pt. s., C2.
Prykiere
sb. rider, horseman, PP.
Prykke
sb. a broach, Prompt.; prikke, puncture, sting, C, C2.
Pryklyng
pr. p. urging, S3.
Pryme
sb. the period from six o’clock to 9 a.m., also 9 a.m., Prompt., S, PP, C2, C3; prime, S, S3, WA. Phr.: heiȝ prime, high prime, 9 a.m., PP. Comb.: prime-tide, prime, S.—Church Lat. prima.
Prymer
sb. primer, C2.
Pryns
sb. prince, PP; prynce, Prompt.—AF. prince; Lat. principem.
Prynshode
sb. princely dignity, W; prinshod, W.
Prynte
sb. print, W; see Prente.
Prys
adj. prize, chief, PP; pris, S2; prijs, S3.
Prys
sb. price, prize, value, excellence, high esteem, C, C2, PP; pris, S, S2, PP; price, WA, S2; pryce, Prompt.—AF. pris; Lat. prĕtium, see BH, § 32.
Prysen
v. to set a price, Prompt.; priss, to prize, S2.
Pryson
v. to put in prison, Prompt.; y-prisoned, pp., G. See Prisun.
Prysonere
sb. prisoner, captive, Prompt.; prisonere, PP.—OF. prisonier, AF. prisuner.
Pryue
adj. secret, intimate, PP, S2; priuee, C2, C3; priuei, S2; prevy, S3; priuee, adv., C2; priues, sb. pl., secret friends, P; priueliche, adv., secretly, S2, PP; priuely, C2; pryuely, C2.—AF. prive; Lat. priuatum.
Pryuen
v. to deprive, Prompt.; prife, H; pryuyd, pt. s., H.—OF. priver; Lat. priuare.
Pryuete
sb. privity, secret counsel, PP; priuitee, S2, C2, C; pryuyte, S2.—AF. privete.