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330 *Olfend, 21, A.S. camel, O.F. olifant, elephant, M.E. olifaunt, Go. ulubandus
 * Oralog, 229, horloge
 * Osill, 234, oiseau


 * Pace, 241, peser
 * Paitrick, 124, 234, partridge, perdrix
 * Palmer, 104, tawse, ferula, pawmie, Lat. palma, F. paume
 * Panse, 237, panser
 * Pantonis, 229, 234, patin, a skate
 * Parish, pairish, 241, paroisse
 * Parsell, 234, persil, parsley
 * Pasch, 15, 186, 229, Pâque for Pasque, Go. Paska=Easter
 * Passments, 233, passementerie
 * Pauchlin, 212. Jam.—Under bachle, a pendicle, O.F. bachle, as much land as twenty oxen could plough in an hour
 * Pawmie, 134, paume, Lat. palma
 * Pawrlies, 130, parlies, var. of parliament cake, parler
 * Peevor, 127, paveur, F., syn. with pealall, girl's game
 * Pend, 241, pendre
 * Pery, 238, pirouette
 * Petticoat-tails, 241, petits gateaux
 * Pie-powder, 184. See dusty foot
 * Plack, copper coin=4d., Sc, introd. by Fleming's plaque, a "metal dish"
 * Plash, 173, Cu. to trim a hedge, to intertwine branches, O.F. plaissier, Lat. plectere, cog. pleach.—Shak.
 * Plumbe damies, 232, prune de damas
 * Poopit, 73, Sc. pulpit, Fr. pupître
 * Popinjay, 241, papegai, papingo, from O.F. papegau
 * Pottage, 85, 235, potage
 * Pouches 123, poche
 * Protticks, 84, Sc.
 * Prattick, 93, Gael. Jam. prattik, F. pratique, astrology
 * Provost, 80, O.F. prevost, prévôt, Lat. præpositus, a prefect
 * Puppettis, puppie, 231, 241, poupée
 * Pursie, 234, pourcif, for M.F. poussif


 * Ribbet, dressed corner-stones in a building; raboter, to plane
 * Rose, a watering-can, arroser, lit. to bedew. "Gang and rooser the claise on the green."—Gr.


 * Saim, 130, sayme, prov. E. seam, lard, fat; Lat. sagina, fatness, F. sain. It. saime
 * Sasine, 73, Sc. law term, O.F. saisir, saisine, L. Lat. sacire, to put in possession, seised—Shak.
 * Say, 230, soie
 * Sconce, 202, E.—"a small fort, Da. skandse, Ger. Schanze, a fort, prob. O.F. esconser, to hide"—Sk. See sconce
 * Scoryettis, 237, O.F. escorcher. "6 buistis scrotcheitis and confectis presentit to my Lord Duke Chatterlhaut in this town."—"Glasgow Records," 1574
 * Servet, 235, serviette
 * Siedge, 235, siège; a seat.—Spenser
 * Sklate, 241, éclater
 * Sorn, 69, 201, to sponge upon, sornin, sponging, sorners, parasites, O.F. sorner, to cheat, sournois, malicious. It. sornione, a sneak
 * Sowder, 234, soother, soudure
 * Spaul, 241, épaule
 * Stoep, 25, 188, 207, C. Du. étape, a halting place
 * Stour, 56, dust (of battle), O.F. estour, Teut. or.
 * Suker, 232, sucre
 * Suldarts, 234, soldart
 * Suplee, 239, supplèer
 * Sybows, 241, ciboule, O.F. cibo, Lat. cepa; cf. chesbol, a poppy
 * Syer, 238, O.F. essuier, esuer


 * Taffetas, 230, taffetaa. "Ane hand senyie (Fr. enseigne) of talfitie of the tounes cullouris."—"Stirling Records," 1622