- pohha
- m (-n/-n) poke, pouch, pocket, bag
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Pointin — This interesting surname of Anglo Saxon origin with variant spellings, Pointin, Pointon, Ponting, etc., is a dialectal variant of the locational name Pointon in Lincolnshire, deriving from the Olde English personal name Pohha plus ing people of… … Surnames reference
Pointing — This interesting surname of Anglo Saxon origin with variant spellings, Pointin, Pointon, Ponting, etc., is a dialectal variant of the locational name Pointon in Lincolnshire, deriving from the Olde English personal name Pohha plus ing people of… … Surnames reference
Poke — Poke, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD. poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael. poca, and OF. poque. Cf. {Pock}, {Pocket}, {Pouch}.] 1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. He drew a dial from his poke. Shak. [1913 Webster] They wallowed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poke sleeve — Poke Poke, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD. poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael. poca, and OF. poque. Cf. {Pock}, {Pocket}, {Pouch}.] 1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. He drew a dial from his poke. Shak. [1913 Webster] They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To boy a pig a poke — Poke Poke, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD. poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael. poca, and OF. poque. Cf. {Pock}, {Pocket}, {Pouch}.] 1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. He drew a dial from his poke. Shak. [1913 Webster] They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polhill — This interesting and rare surname is of Medieval English origin and is a dialectal variant of either of three places, the first being Poughill in Devon and Cornwall, first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Pochehelle and later in 1269 as… … Surnames reference
Pougher — This name derives from the Medieval English poke itself coming from the Olde English pre 7th century pohha meaning a purse or a bag and is a metonymic occupational name for a maker of bags and purses . The surname from this source is first… … Surnames reference
pocca — see pohha … Old to modern English dictionary
Pocke — Sf (Pocken Spl) std. (16. Jh.) Stammwort. Aus dem Niederdeutschen übernommen (lautgesetzliche Entsprechungen sind wmd. poche und fnhd. pfoche). Mndd. pocke, poche, mndl. pocke, vergleichbar mit ae. pocc m. Vermutlich sind bei diesen Wörtern für… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
b(e)u-2, bh(e)ū̆- — b(e)u 2, bh(e)ū̆ English meaning: to swell, puff Deutsche Übersetzung: “aufblasen, schwellen” Note: Explosive sound of the inflated cheek, like pu , phu see d .; running beside primeval creation crosses the sound lawful… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
