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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Pesibilte], sb. a calm, W. See [Pees].

[ Pesible], adj. peaceful, W2.—OF. paisible; Late Lat. pacibilem.

[ Pesiblenesse], sb. calm, S2, W; pesibilnesse, W.

[ Pettail], sb. rabble, B; see [Pitaile].

[ Pettes], sb. pl. pits, S2; see [Pyt].

[ Peyne], sb. pain, penalty, C2, W, PP; peine, S2; payne, S2.—AF. payne, paine, OF. peine; Late Lat. pēna; Lat. poena. Cf. [Pyne].

[ Peyneble], adj. pains-taking, S2; penyble, HD; penible, C2.—OF. penible, laborious.

[ Peynen], v. reflex. to take pains, PP, S2, C2; peyned, pp., punished, W.

[ Peynten], v. to paint, CM, PP; peynt, pp., S3, CM; peynted, C2; y-peynt, S3.—From OF. peint, pp. of peindre; Lat. pingere, see Brachet.

[ Peynture], sb. picture, CM.—OF. peinture (AF. painture).