Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum (pewter).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peutre (plural peutres)

  1. pewter[2]

Descendants

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  • English: pewter
  • Yola: peadher, pedher, pether

References

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  1. ^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 243, page 799.
  2. ^ peutre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.