porpeys
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- perpes, porpais, porpas, purpays, porpes, porpeyse, porpos, porpoys, porpus, purpaysse, purpeys, purpois, purpose, purpoys
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French porpeis, from Vulgar Latin *porcopiscis; compare pork.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
porpeys
- porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
- porpoise meat (as food)
- Synonym: (rare) tumberel
Descendants edit
References edit
- “porpeis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.