persely
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- persil, persel, persile, persily, persilye, parsel, persley, persell, persolye, parcill, parcelly, percille, persoley, percel, percelle, percell, persly
Etymology edit
From Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
persely (uncountable)
- parsley (Petroselinum crispum) or a similar plant.
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cook's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 4349-4352:
- Of many a pilgrim hastow Cristes curs,
For of thy persly yet they fare the wors,
That they han eten with thy stubbel-goos;
For in thy shoppe is many a flye loos.- Of many a pilgrim hast thou Christ's curse,
For of thy parsley yet they fare the worse,
Which they have eaten with thy stubble-fed goose;
For in thy shop is many a fly loose.
- Of many a pilgrim hast thou Christ's curse,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cook's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 4349-4352:
Descendants edit
References edit
- “perselī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.