A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Perfet], adj. perfect, C3, W; see [Parfit].

[ Perk], adj. proud, pert, elated, HD; perke, ND; pert, SkD; partly, adv., briskly, S3.

[ Perken], v. to smarten, to trim, SkD (s.v. pert); pyrkis, pr. s., S3.

[ Pernel], sb. Pernel, or Parnel, a common female name, S2, Bardsley; purnele, a concubine, PP.—OF. Peronelle; Late Lat. Petronilla, name of a saint.

[ Perreye], sb. jewelry, precious stones, PP; perreie, S2; perrye, C, PP, HD; perrey, S2; perree, C2.—AF. perrye; OF. pierrerie, precious stones; from OF. piere, pere; Lat. petra, stone.

[ Pers], adj. dark rich blue, sky-coloured, bluish grey, CM, C; perss, S3.—OF. pers (Bartsch); cp. It. perso, Low Lat. persus, perseus (Ducange).

[ Perte], adj. manifest, obvious, S2, PP; adv. openly, PP. See [Apert].

[ Pertelyche], adv. plainly, evidently, S2; pertelich, PP; pertly, truly, S2; openly, P; pertely, completely, S2.

[ Pes], sb. peace, S, S2; see [Pees].

[ Pese], sb. a pea, PP; peose, PP; peese, PP; pesen, pl., PP; peosen, S2; peses, PP. Comb.: pese-coddes, pea-pods, S2, P; pes-codes, S3; pese-lof, loaf made with peas, P.—AS. piose (pyse, pise), pease; Lat. pīsa, pl. of pīsum.