- pilian
- wv/t2 3rd pres pilað past pilode ptp gepilod to peel, skin
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
pilian
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pílian — 1 wv/t2 3rd pres pílað past pílode ptp gepílod to pound in mortar … Old to modern English dictionary
pill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English pilen, pillen, partly from Old English pilian to peel, partly from Anglo French piler to rob Date: 12th century intransitive verb dialect chiefly England to come off in flakes or scales ; peel transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
peel — peel1 peelable, adj. /peel/, v.t. 1. to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange. 2. to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car … Universalium
pill — pill1 /pil/, n. 1. a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole. 2. something unpleasant that has to be accepted or endured: Ingratitude is a bitter pill. 3. Slang. a… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
peeling — [ piliŋ ] n. m. • v. 1935; mot angl., de to peel « peler » ♦ Anglic. Opération esthétique qui consiste à faire desquamer l épiderme du visage pour en atténuer les défauts. ⇒ exfoliation. ● peeling nom masculin (anglais peeling, de to peel, peler) … Encyclopédie Universelle
peel — (v.) to strip off, developed from O.E. pilian to peel, and O.Fr. pillier, both from L. pilare to strip of hair, from pilus hair. Probably also influenced by L. pellis skin, hide. The noun is 1580s, from earlier pill, pile (late 14c.), from the… … Etymology dictionary
peel — I [[t]pil[/t]] v. t. 1) to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc 2) to strip away from something: to peel paint from a car[/ex] 3) (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off in pieces 4) to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc 5) inf… … From formal English to slang
pill — I. /pɪl / (say pil) noun 1. a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, to be swallowed whole; tablet. 2. something unpleasant that has to be accepted or endured: a bitter pill to swallow. 3. Colloquial a disagreeable, insipid person …
