plaw
See also: pław
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɔː
Verb edit
plaw (third-person singular simple present plaws, present participle plawing, simple past and past participle plawed)
- (intransitive) To boil; seethe.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To boil; boil slightly; parboil.
Noun edit
plaw (plural plaws)
- A boiling.
- give meat a plaw
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Middle English edit
Noun edit
plaw
- Alternative form of pleye