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