Pucelle
sb. a girl, maiden; pucell, S3.—OF. pucelle, pulcelle; dimin. from Lat. pullus, the young of any animal; cp. OF. polle, maiden (Bartsch). Cp. Pulte, Polcat.

Pukken
v. to poke, push, incite, P; pukked, pt. s., P.

Pulched
pp. polished, S3; see Polische.

Pulte
sb. pullet, Prompt.; poletes, pl., S2, PP.—OF. polete; dim. of pole, polle; Lat. pulla. Cf. Pucelle, Polcat.

Pulten
v. to push, beat, strike, put, PP, S2; pelte, PP; pilte, PP, SkD (s.v. pelt); pulte, pt. s., PP; pult, PP, S2; pelte, S; pelt, PP; i-pilt, pp., G; pilt, S, SkD.

Pulter
sb. poulterer, Cath.—AF. poleter, pulleter.

Pultrie
sb. poultry, S3, C, Prompt.; pultery, name of a London street, the Poultry, S3.—AF. pultrie, poletrie.

Punde
sb. dat. pound; see Pound (1).

Puple
sb. people, PP, Prompt., W2; pupel, S2; poeple, PP; puplis, pl., W2.—OF. peuple, poeple (AF. people); Lat. populum.

Pur
adj. pure, thorough, complete, S2, PP; pure, PP, S3, C; puir, PP; puire, PP; pur, adv., completely, S2; pure, merely, very, S3; purlyche, adv., purely, completely, S3.—OF. pur; Lat. 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 trimming 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. βύρση, 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.

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, purvëer, for OF. porvëoir; Lat. prouidēre.

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. pörveänce; Lat. providentia.

Putten
v. to put, push, PP, W; puten, S; puiten, PP; puttide, pt. s., S2; potte, S2; pot, pl., S2; putten to, added, assented, W; put, pp., H; y-put, C3; i-put, G.

Puttynge
sb. pushing, 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.

Puðeren
v. to poke about, S (9. 96).