A Middle English Vocabulary, Designed for use with Sisam's Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Pece, n. piece, VIII a 304, IX 46. [OFr. pece.]

Pees, Pesse, n. peace, XIV d 15, XVI 66, 296. [OFr. pais, pes.]

Pees. See Pese.

Peiere, v. to impair, damage, XI b 250; peierid imperfect, XI b 26. [Shortened from Ap(p)eyre, Empeyre.]

Peyne. See Payn(e), n.¹

Peynen, v. refl. to take pains, endeavour, IX 272. [OFr. se pener, 3 sg. peine.] See Payne, n.¹

Peler, n. robber, XIV a 15. [From ME. pelen, OFr. peler, rob.]

Pelrinage. See Pilgrimage.

Penaunce, n. penance, V 324, VI 117, VIII a 78, b 88. [OFr. pen(e)ance.]

Pené (VI), Peny, Penny, n. penny (a silver coin, a twelfth of the shilling), III 13, VI 150, 186, VIII a 275, &c.; penny doyll, see Dele, Doyll; Pans, pl. pence, III 6, 10, &c. (cf. ME. paneyes, and OFris. panning). [OE. peni(n)g, pæn(n)ing.] See Halpeny.