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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Poer], sb. power, S2; poeir, S2; power, Prompt.; powere, army, WA; pouwer, PP.—OF. poër, poeir; Late Lat. potēre, to be able.

[ Poised], pt. s. weighed, PP; see [Peisen].

[ Poke], sb. a bag, Cath., PP, S; pooke, Prompt.; poc, S2; powke, PP; pouhȝ, PP.—Cp. ODu. poke.

[ Poket], sb. pocket, Prompt.; pokets, pl., C3.

[ Pokke], sb. pustule, Prompt.; poke, Voc.; pokkes, pl., C3, Voc., PP.

[ Pokok], sb. a peacock, PP; see [Pecok].

[ Polcat], sb. polecat, C3; pulkat, Prompt., Voc.; pulcatte, SkD; powlkat, SkD.—ME. pol-; OF. pole, polle; Lat. pulla. Cf. [Pulte].

[ Poletes], sb. pl. pullets, S2; see [Pulte].

[ Polische], v. to polish, PP; pulische, Cath.; puliche, Cath.; polsche, PP; pulsche, PP; pulched, pp., S3.—From OF. poliss-, stem of polissant, pr. p. of polir; Lat. polire.

[ Poll], sb. poll, head, WW; head, person, WA; pol, PP; polles, pl., PP. Comb.: poll-ax, pole-axe, C; polax, CM.