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PRÁFOST-FOLGOÞ - PRÚTLÍCE
práfost-folgoþ, es; m. The office of provost :-- Gif se práfast þurh þreále nele gerihtan, hé sý áworpen of ðam práfastfolgoþe (de ordine prepositure), R. Ben. 126, 5.
práfost-scír, e ; f. Provostship :-- Ða sylfan him (the provost) práfost-scíre (prófost-, MSS. O. F.) betæ-acute;htan, ðe ðæne abbod tó abbodháde gecuran, R. Ben. 124, 16.
pranga, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 50, read wranga.
prass pomp, array, parade :-- Hwæ-acute;r syndon démra dómstówa? hwæ-acute;r ys heora rícetere and heora prass and orgol, búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. Se cásere fór intó Efese mid ðrymme and mid prasse, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 26. Hí Pantan streám mid prasse bestódon, Eást-Seaxena ord and se æschere they stood by Panta's stream in proud array, the East-Saxon line and the host of the ashen boats, Byrht. Th. 133. 51; By. 68.
predicere, es; m. One who announces, a preacher :-- Praedico ic bodige oððe foresecge, praedicator prydecere (predicere, MSS. C. U.), Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 276, 1. [O. H. Ger. predigari : Icel. prédikari.]
predician; p. ode To preach :-- Hé férde Godes ríce prediciende (euangelizans), Lk. Skt. 8, 1. [O. L. Ger. predikón : O. H. Ger. predigón : Icel. prédika. From Latin praedicare.]
prénan. v. be-prénan.
preón, es; m. A pin, brooch, fastening :-- Preón vel oferfeng vel dalc fibula, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 53. Dolc oððe preón spinther, 74, 59. Hió becwiþ hyre ealdan gewíredan preón is an .vi. mancussum, Chart. Th. 537, 35. Ic geann mínre yldran dehter ... ánes bendes and twegea preóna[s] and ánes wífscrúdes ealles, 530, 21. Menum &l-bar; preónum monilibus, Hpt. Gl. 434, 71. Mynas, preánas lunulas, 458, 30. [Þe vikelare ablent þene mon and put him preon in eien, A. R. 84, 2. Gol prenes and ringes, Gen. and Ex. 1872. Scot. preyne, prene, prin a pin made of wire: Icel. prjónn (Vigfusson compares with Gael. prine) a pin, knitting pin : M. H. Ger. pfrieme : Ger. pfriem : Du. priem. Cf. also M. English prene to stick with a pin: Yorkshire Dialect prin-cod a pincushion: Scot. prein to pin; prein-cod, -head pin-cushion, -head : Icel. prjóna to knit.] v. eár-, feax-, mentel-preón.
preóst, es; m. A priest :-- Preóst clericus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 24 : 71, 77. Hé wæs tó preóste besceoren fram him attonsus est ab eo, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 21. (v. be-sceran.) Riht is ðæt preóstas regollíce libban, L. I. P. 16; Th. ii. 324, 2. Wé læ-acute;raþ ðæt preóstas geóguþe geornlíce læ-acute;ran, L. Edg. C. 51; Th. ii. 254, 25. Wé læ-acute;raþ ðæt preósta gehwilc, tóeácan láre, leornige handcræft georne, 11 ; Th. ii. 246, 16. [O. L. Ger. préstar : O. Frs. préstere : O. H. Ger. priestar, préstar: Icel. prestr. Front Latin presbyter.] v. hand-, híréd-, mæsse-, mynster-preóst.
preóst-hád, es; m. Priest-hood :-- Sumne Godes mane preósthádes clericum quendam, Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 476, 36. Gé sint ácoren kynn Gode and kynelíces preósthádes vos autem genus electum regale sacerdotium, Past. 14, 5; Swt. 85, 19. Iulianus nolde gehealdan his preósthád on riht, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 290.
preóst-heáp, es; m. A band of priests, the clergy :-- On preóstheápe in clero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 22.
preóst-lagu, e ; f. Law affecting priests :-- Norþhymbra preósta lagu ... Æ-acute;lc preóst finde him .xii. festermen ðæt hé preóstlage wille healdan mid rihte, L. N. P. L. 2 ; Th. ii. 290, 1-16.
preóst-scír, e; f. The district in which a priest exercises his duties, a parish :-- Ne spane nán mæssepreóst nánne mon of óðre cyrcean hýrnysse tó his cyrcan, ne of óðre preóstscýre læ-acute;re, ðæt nton hys cyrcan geséce, L. E. I. 14; Th. ii. 410, 31.
preówt-hwíl, e; f. The time taken to close and open the eye, the twinkling of an eye :-- Preówthwíle, beorht (bearhtme?) atomo (&epsilon-tonos;ν &alpha-tonos;τομω in an instant. See also Anglia viii. 318, 43 :-- 564 atomi wyrcaþ án momentum, 4 momenta gefyllaþ minutum, 21/2 minuta, gewyrcaþ ánne prican, 4 prica gewyrceaþ áne tíd), Hpt. Gl. 462, 9. On ánre preówthwíle on ðære endenétan býman in ictu oculi, in nouissima tuba, Homl. Th. ii. 568, 23. Cf. be-príwan to wink with the eye, Wulfst. 148, 13.
press, e ; f. A press (in a list of requisites for spinning), Anglia ix. 263, 12. Cf. Pannicipium a presse, Wülck. 600, 14 : vestiplicium, 619, 10.
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f. I. a point, spot, dot :-- Prica punctus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Som. 32, 57. Se forma prica on ðam ferse is geháten media distinctio, ðæt is, onmiddan tóðál, 50 ; Som. 51, 15. Mæ-acute;ltanges prica centrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 62. Án i oððe án prica ne gewít fram ðære æ-acute; iota unum aut unus apex non praeteribit a lege, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 18. Ðonne miht ðú ongitan ðæt eorþan ymbhwyrft is eall wið ðone heofon tó mettanne swylce án lytel pricu (lytlu price, Cott. MS.) on brádan brede omnem terrae ambitum ad coeli spatium puncti constat obtinere rationem, Bt. 18, 1 ; Fox 62, 4. Swilce án prica (price, Cott. MS.), Fox 62, 20. Hé sæ-acute;de ðæt eal ðes miðdaneard næ-acute;re ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man æ-acute;nne prican ápricce on ánum brádum brede, Wulfst. 146, 21. Heó hæfþ on æ-acute;ghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa fægerra pricena, and ða scínaþ swá gold, Lchdm. i. 188, 14. II. a very small portion (cf. Fr. ne point) (a) of space :-- Ne gæ-acute;þ,heora náðer æ-acute;nne prican ofer ðam ðe him gesette is, Lchdm. iii. 252, 17. (b) of time, the fourth or fifth part of an hour :-- Feówer puncti, ðæt synt prican, wyrcaþ áne tíd on ðære sunnan ryne, and forðan ys se prica gecweden forðan seó sunne ástíhþ pricmæ-acute;lum on ðam dæg-mæ-acute;le ... Syx and hundnigontig prican beóþ on ðam dæge, and ða prican habbaþ minuta twá hund and feówertig, Anglia viii. 317, 16-24. Se án dæg hæfþ syx and hundnigontig prica (?) ... feówer prica (?) gewyrceaþ áne tíd, 318, 10, 46 : 320, 12 (cf. prican, l. 20). In Lchdm. iii. 222 the prica is a fifth of an hour :-- On ánre nihta éald móna, and on .xxix. scinþ .iiii. pricena lengce. On twegra nihta eald móna, and on .xxviii. scinþ áne tíd and iii pricena, etc.: cf. with the calculations on this page the statement at 242, 7 :-- Dæghwamlíce ðæs mónan leóht byþ weaxende oððe waniende feówer prican. See also Homl. Th. i. 102, 30.
pricel, es; n. (?) A prickle, sharp point :-- Seó ræ-acute;ding pingþ ðæne scoliere mid scearpum pricele, Anglia viii. 308, 1. Wið priclom contra stimulos, Lk. Skt. p. 3, 6. [Prompt. Parv. prykyl stimulus, aculeus : Du. prikkel.] v. pricels.
pricele (a?), an; f. m. (?) A point, very small thing :-- Foruord &l-bar; pricle iota, pricle &l-bar; stæfes heáfod apex, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 18. Ðone hlætmesto pricclu (pricla, Rush.) nouissimum minutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 59.
pricels, es; m. (?) A sharp point :-- Pricelsum stimulis, Hpt. Gl. 514, 13. v. pricel.
prician, priccan to prick :-- Ic pricige pungo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 59: 28, 7 ; Som. 32, 57. Punctus a pungendo dicitur, forðan ys se prica gecweden, forðan hé pricaþ, Anglia viii. 317, 18. Ðornas priciaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 20. Hé hét ðæs pápan lima gelóme prician, 312, 11. Ðonne man æ-acute;nne prican ápricce on ánum brádum brede, Wulfst. 146, 21.
pric-mæ-acute;lum; adv. By points. v. prica, II b.
pricung, e; f. Pricking :-- Ðornas priciaþ and ða welan gelustfulliaþ. Hí sind þornas ðonne hí ða sáwla tóteraþ mid pricungum mislícra geþohta, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 22.
prím prime, the first hour, six o'clock; also the service held at that hour, v. prím-sang :-- Prím prima, undern tertia, middæg sexta, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-12. Onginnaþ heáfudcwido tó prím (ad primam), Rtl. 166, 17. Gibedd tó prím, 171, 27. On ðysum tídum wé herien úrne scyppend ... on dægréd, on prím, on undem, on middæg, on nón, on æ-acute;fen, on nihtsange, R. Ben. 40, 13. Ic sang prím and seofon seolmas, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 27. [Icel. prími; m. : prima; f. : prím; n.]
prím-sang, es ; m. Prime-song, the service at the first hour :-- Ða seofon tídsangas ... prímsang . . . , L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 6: R. Ben. 40, 6. Æ-acute;lce Sunnanniht bútan Lenctene ... dægrédsang, prímsang ... mid alleluian sýn gesungene, 39, 18.
princ (?) a prick :-- On prince in ictu, in puncto, Hpt. Gl. 462, 8. [Jamieson gives prink to prick.]
prior, es; m. A prior :-- Hine God geuferade ðæt hé wearð prior, Chart. Th. 445, 34.
prít. v. prýt.
príwan. v. be-príwan, preówt-hwíl.
prod-bor (?) :-- On prodbore in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 16. On protbore, 20, 3. [Cf.(?) bor and prod a pointed instrument; to prod to prick, Jamieson, and common in many parts of England, as if foro were connected with forare.]
prófast. v. práfost.
prófian; p. ode To esteem or regard as :-- Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2. [Cf Icel. prófaðr convicted of : nema þeir fengi af sér prófat unless they can clear themselves of it.]
prút; adj. Proud,arrogant :-- Mægen prútes unnytt Gode virtus superbi inutilis Deo, Scint. 17. Sáwl prútes (superbi) byþ forlæ-acute;ten fram Gode, 17. Wiðerwyrdnyss prúte (sublimes) geniþerude, 46. Ðæ-acute;r mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne (prútne, MS. F., v. note, p. 336) here and unearhne, ðæt hí be hyra gate tó sæ-acute; eodon, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 26. [Þa iwarð þe king on mode prut, Laym. 8828. Prud (the opposite of edmod), A. R. 176, 17. Icel. prúðr gallant, brave, magnificent.] v. prút-líce, -scipe, prútung, prýt.
prutene, an; f. A plant-name, artemisia abrotanon :-- Ðone súþenan wermód, ðæt is prutene, Lchdm. ii. 236, 20.
prútlíce; adv. Proudly, in a stately manner, magnificently :-- Wel gelóme hig áspyriaþ ðæs solecismus unþeáwas ... and eác hig prútlíce gýmaþ ðæs miotacismus gefleard, Anglia viii. 313, 25. Wé prútlíce (in splendid fashion) gecýðaþ uplendiscum preóstum ðæt wé be ðissum circul geræ-acute;dd habbaþ, 325, 40. [Icel. prúðliga stately, magniflcently. Cf. prúð-leikr show, ornament.]