pofil

Middle Scots

Alternative forms

poffil, poffill, pofill, paffill

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from Old English *pofel, of unknown origin and meaning, found early as an element in Northern England place-names. Also in the later dialects as poffle and paffle.

Pronunciation

(Early Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞fɪl]
(1575 Early Middle Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈpofɪl], [ˈpofɛ̽l]
(1600 Late Middle Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈpofɪl], [ˈpofɛ̽l]

Noun

pofil (plural pofilis)

A small piece of farm-land, a smallholding, croft (An early instance is the place-name Machispoffil)