The dictionary of syr Thomas Eliot knyght
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
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- POcillator, pocillatoris,
He that bryn∣geth cuppes to the table, or a cuppe bearer.- Pocillum,
a lyttell cuppe.- Page [unnumbered]
- Poculum,
a cuppe. sometyme a draught. - Podagricus, & podagrosus, sa, sum,
fulle of goute.- Podagra,
the goute, peyne in the feete.- Podalirius,
one of the sonnes of Esculapi∣us a greatte surgeon.- Podaris,
a longe gowne to the feete.- Poderis,
a straite garment of lynnen cloth: It maye nowe be callyd the Albe, whiche priestes doo weare whan they saye masse.- Podex, dicis,
the arse.- Podia,
the corde, wherwith the sayle is spredde.- Podium,
a place made without a walle, for men to stande and beholde thynges, Also a stage, wheron is set candelles or bokes.- Poema, matis, & poesis,
a poetes warke.- Poena,
peyne, tourment, execution.- Poenalis, le,
penall, peynefull.- Poenam pendere,
to suffre punyshement.- Poenas petere,
to be aduenged, to punishe.- *
- Poenas reddere,
to be punyshed. -
- Poenas luere,
idem. - Poenio,
auncient writers vsed for punio.- Poenitens, tis,
penitent, repentant.- Poenitendus, da, dum,
to be asshamed of, to be lyttell estemed.- Poenitentia,
repentance, penaunce.- *
- Poeniteor,
I am in payne, I am greued. - Poenitudo,
repentaunce.- Poeniturus,
to be sorye.- Poenula,
a cloke.- Poeon,
a man, whom Homer calleth excel∣lently lerned in phisike.- Poeonia,
an herbe callid Pyonie. Also a re∣gion or countrey in Macedonia.- Poenicus, poenica, cum,
of Affrike.- Poeninsula,
a place, whyche for the more parte is inclosed with water.- Poeniter, tuit, tére,
to repent, to forthynke, to be sorie for a thynge.- Poenus,
a manne of the cytie of Carthage.- Poéta,
a poete.- Poeticé, ces,
poetrie.- Poeticus, ca, cum,
poeticall.- Poetor, aris, ari,
to exercyse poetrie.- Poetria, & poetris, idis,
a woman poete.- Pogonia,
a blasing sterre, with a long beam afore lyke a berde.- Pol,
an aduerbe of swearynge, as it were by Pollux.- Polenta,
was barley ordered in this forme. They stepyd barley in water one night, and dryed it, and the next day they fried it, and than grounde it, And soo kepte it longe, whyche theyr slaues and pultrye dydde eate.- Polentarius, a, um,
pertaynynge to barleye grounde, as is aforesayde.- Polite,
freshely, gayly, klenly.- Politia,
ciuilitie, politike gouernance.- Poliricus, politica, liticum, ciuile,
or pertay∣nynge to a citie.- Politiones,
they whyche are dylygente in husbandrye.- Politius,
more cleane or trymme.- Pollen, linis,
wheate floure.- Pollens, tis,
puissaunt.- Polliceor, polliceri, & polliceo, pollicere,
to promyse.- Pollicitario,
a promesse.- Pollinaria cribra,
a rangynge syue, where∣with the floure is syfted from the branne, it may be called also a boulter.- Pollinarius, pollinaria, narium,
pertaynyng to flowre.-
- Pollit for pila ludit.
- Polimenta,
the stones of boore pigges.- Polio, poliui, polire,
to polyshe, to garnyshe or decke.- Politus, polita, politum,
polysshed, decked, trymmed.- Polities,
cleanlynesse.- Pollentia,
power, also a citie.- Polleo, êre,
to may, to haue power, to shine.- Pollex, licis,
a thumbe of the hande, It is also an ynche, whiche is a synger bredthe and a halfe.- Pollicaris, re,
of a thumbe.- Pollincere,
to minister aboute funerals, also to boulte meale.- Pollinctor, toris,
the administratour or offi∣cer in ordaynyng of funeralles.- Pollinctura,
the ministration of funeralles.- Pollintor, toris,
a daker that syfteth meale.- Pollis, linis, & pollen, inis,
meale.- Pollubrum,
a bason.- Polluceo, cere,
to mynyster sacrifyce, spe∣cially to Hercules.- Pollucibilis coena,
a costely supper.- Pollucibiliter,
costely, gorgiousely.- Polluctum,
a costely supper.- Polluo, luere,
to pollute or defyle.- Pollutus, ta, tum,
polluted, defyled.*- Polus,
the pole. There be imagyned to be twoo certayne poyntes in heuen, as hit were the endes of Extree, where aboute heuen is meuyd, the oone is in the Northe, and is callydde Polus arcticus. The other in the Southe, callydde Polus antarcticus.- Pollux, lucis,
was brother to Castor, bothe being borne at one bourdeyn, whych Po∣etes doo fayne to come of one egge, layd or brought forthe by a woman, called Le∣da, with whom Iupiter companied in like¦nes of a swanne.- Polyama,
he that hath many lambes.- Page [unnumbered]
- Polybotes,
a gyaunte, whome Neptunus slewe. - Polycarpus,
he that hath many flowres.- Polycrates,
a tyraunt, whyche was soo for∣tunate, that he neuer suffered any aduer∣sytie, or griefe. Wherfore he at the laste dredynge the chaunge of the fauoure of fortune, hauynge a rynge with a stone of an excellent valewe, dydde caste the same rynge into the see, to the intente that he wolde suffre somme displeasure, and soo satisfie fortune: but a fysshe deuourynge the rynge, was the same daye taken of a fyssher, and gyuen to the kynge, for the greatnesse of the fysshe, whyche beynge opened, there was the sayde ryng founde and brought to the kynge: wherat as wel he, as all other aboute hym meruayled. Sone after the same kyng was oppressed by his people, and hanged.- Polydamas,
a Troyane, oone of theym, whyche betrayed the cytie with Eneas and Anthenor.- Polygonum,
an herbe, whyche is also cal∣lye Sanguinaria, and hath leaues lyke to Rewe, but it runneth on the grounde as grasse, the iuyce therof put into the nose, stoppeth bledynge. It is supposed to be swynes grasse, or knotte grasse.- Polyhistor, oris,
he that knoweth moche, or of many thynges done.- Polilogus,
he that hath many wordes.- Polymirus, mita, tum,
of twyne or twysted thredes.- Polymita,
a garmēt made of twisted threde or sylke.- Polymnia,
one of the Muses, which word sygnifieth moche memorie.- Polymorphus,
of many formes or facions.- Polymyxos,
a candelstycke, whiche bereth many lyghtes.- Polyphagus,
a greatte eater.- Polyphemus,
was a gyaunt, that had oone eye in his foreheed, whiche was put oute by Vlyxes.- Polypodium,
an herbe lyke to ferne, gro∣wynge on trees.- Polyposus,
he that hath a soore in the nose.- Polypus,
a fyshe, hauyng many feete, whi∣che chaungeth his coloure often: Also a piece of fleshe, growyng in the ouermost parte of the nose, whiche causeth a styn∣kynge ayre out of the nose.- Polyrizon,
that whiche hath many rootes.- Polysyntheton,
a fygure, where manye ar∣tycles comme into a sentence, as Ille tra∣hebat, Hic vociferabatur, He drewe, and he cried out.- Polytes,
one of kynge Priamus sonnes.- Polytrichon,
an herbe callyd Maydenheer.- Polyxena,
the daughter of kynge Priamus whom cruell Pirrhus slewe on the tombe of Achilles.- Pomarium,
an orcharde, sometyme a place wherin fruites be kepte.- Pomeridianus, & postmeridianus, a, um,
any thynge done after noone.- Pomiferus, a, um,
bearynge appuls.- Pomilius, & pumilio, onis,
a lyttelle perso∣nage, a dwarfe.- Pomoerium,
the grounde without the wal∣les of the citie, whiche moughte neyther be ploughed, nor inhabyted, the territory.- Pompa,
a pompe, or solemne syght.- Pompeius,
the name of a noble Romayne.- Pompeianus,
of Pompeius parte, or a fa∣uourer of Pompeius.- Pomum,
the generall name of all fruites. It is moste vsed for an appull.- Ponderitas,
hefte, poyse.- Pondero, raui, rare,
to waye, to ponder, to consyder, to esteme.- Pondo,
a pounde weight, sommetyme .xii. pounde. It was amonge the Romaynes the pounde of moneye, as Mina, & mna, was in Athenes, whyche was of the va∣lue of a hundred old poyse grotes, wher∣of .viii. went to an ounce: so that in those grotes after our rate, it contayned a poūd and a marke of newe grotes tenne to the ounce .ii. pounde and fyue grotes.- Pondus, deris,
weight.* sometyme it signifi∣eth numbre, also auctoritie.- Ponderosus, a, um,
wayghty.- Ponere spem,
to hope.- Pone,
after, or behynde.*- Pone eum esse victum,
Putte the case that he be vanquyshed.- Pono, posui, ponere,
to putte, to set, to cesse, to buylde, to laye a parte.- Pons, pontis,
a brydge.- Pontica nux,
a kynde of fylberdes, whiche came from the countreye called Pontus in Asia.- Ponticum,
is a taste, whiche hath no sente to be discerned.- Ponticulus,
a lyttell brydge.- Pontifex, ficis,
an archebyshoppe.- Pontificatus, tus,
the dignitie of a bysshop.- Pontificius, a, um,
of a byshoppe.- Pontones,
whyry botes.- Pontus,
the see, whyche is from the great fenne, callydde Maeotis, vnto Tenedum, It is sommetyme vsyd for all the see. It is also a prouynce in Asie the lesse.- Popa,
fatte, greace.- Popana,
fatte oyntementes.- Popanum,
a cake of breadde.- Page [unnumbered]
- Popellus,
the lyttell or poore people. - Popina,
a couern• or vyttaylynge howse, where meate is eaten out of due tyme.- Popinatio,
ryotte.- Popinalis, le,
pertaynynge to ryot, or pla∣ces of ryotte.- Popinor, aris, ari,
to eate oute of due tyme, to be ryottous.- Popiniones,
haunters of tauernes.- Poples, poplitis,
the hamme of a mās legge behynde the knee.- Poppisma, oratis,
the noyse made with the mouthe and the hande, in ryding, or wan∣ton dalyaunce.- Populabundus,
wastynge the countreye, or he that gothe in forragynge or robbynge of countreyes.- Popularis, re,
pertayning to the people, ac∣cepted or fauoured of the people. Also it sygnifyeth a familiar frende, or as we vse to call countrey man.- Populariter, & populare,
homely, lyke the people.- Populatus, ta, tum,
wasted, distroyd.- Populeus, a, um,
of a popler tre.-
- Populnus, & populneus,
idem. - Popularitas,
the coniunction or amytie of people of one countrey. also affabilitie, hu∣manitie, towarde the people.- Populatia,
boyes playes.- *
- Populatim,
of al the peple. also euerich one. - Populatio,
a wastynge of the countreye, a fourragynge.- Populator,
a forrageour or waster of coun∣treyes.- Populifugia,
was a daye in the moneth of Iune, at the whiche daye by reason of a rumour, the people fledde.- Populor, aris,
to wast or distroy a coūtrey.- Populosus, a, um,
full of people, populous.- Populus,
people. Also a poplar tree.- Porca,
a sowe, a rydge of lande, a balke.- Porcarius, a, um,
of a swyne.- Porcarius,
a swyneherde.- Porceo, cere,
to prohibyte.- *
- Porcetra,
a yonge sowe, or yelte. - Porcinus, na, num,
of a hogge.- Porculatio,
bryngynge vppe of swyne.- Porculator,
a fatter of swyne.- Porcus,
a hogge.- Porcellus,
a pygge.- Porculus,
a shoote, a porcatte.- Porcus troianus,
a hogge roosted with ma∣nye other beastes and fowles within his bealye.- Porgam,
vsed of the auncyent wryters for porrigam, I wyll delyuer or take to one.- Pori,
poores in the bodye, out of the whi∣che issueth sweate.- Porphyr•tes,
a redde marble.- Porphyreticus, ca, cum,
of redde marble.- Porphyriacus, ca, cum,
of purple colour.- Porphyrio,
a byrde, whiche drinketh as yf he dyd byte the water, he hath longe red legges and bylle.- Porraceus, a, um,
of the colours of leeke blades.- Porrectus, ta, tum,
stretched.- Porrecte,
streyght out.- Porriginosus, a, um,
lyke to lekes.- Porrigo, portexi, rigere,
to sprede oute, to offre, to ouerthrowe.- Porrigo, ginis,
skales whiche do falle from a mannes heed or berde, lyke branne.- Porro,
surely. also longe before, farre of, af∣ter, in tyme commynge, beyonde, forsoth.- Porrum, potri,
in the plu•ell numbre leeke.- Porraceus, a, um,
of a leeke.- Porsena,
the name of a kynge, that besye∣ged Rome.- Porta,
a yate.- Portendo, dere,
to sygnifie before a thynge happeneth.- Portentiferus, a, um,
that whiche signifieth strange or monstruous thinges comming.-
- Portentificus, ca, cum,
idem. - Portentosus, a, um,
monstruouse, sygnifieng some thynge to come.- Portentum,
a thynge monstruous or verye seldome sene, whiche may sygnifie somme what to come.- Porticus, cus,
a porche.- Portio,
a porcion. portiuncula, a litle porciō.- Portiusculus,
the pylate of a shyppe, why∣che ruleth the maryners.- Portitor, oris,
the customer of a hauen. Also a porter, that dothe beare thynges that be bought, whither as the byer wyll haue hym. Also he that beareth men fro the ha∣uen to the shyppe.- Porto, tare,
to beare, to brynge.- Portorium,
the frayte payde for passage or caryage of merchaundyse.- Portulaca,
an herbe callyd Purselan.*- Portuosus,
full of hauens.- Portus, tus,
an hauen.- Posca,
a sawce made with vyneygre and water.- Poscinumius, mia, um,
that whiche requy∣reth money.- Posco, poposci, poscere,
to aske, to requyre, to prouoke, to assayle.- Pos,
a brydge.*- Positio,
a settyng of a thyng.-
- Positura,
idem. - Positus, ta, tum,
putte or sette.- Positura, & positus, tus,
a setting or putting.- Possessio, onis,
possession.- Page [unnumbered]
- Possessor, oris,
he that hath the possession, the owner. - Possideo, sedi, sidêre,
to possede.- Possum, potui, posse,
to maye.- *
- Post,
after, afterwarde, behynde. - Postea,
afterwarde.- Postergo, are,
to leaue behynd, to cast back.- Posteritas, tatis,
the worlde to come.- Posterius,
later, slower, •yler.- Posterus, ra, rum,
that whiche commeth af∣ter. Postera dies, the day after Posteri pe∣des, the hynder •ete.- Post fero,
to sette after or behynde, to set lesse by. Post habere, idem.- Posthac,
from hensforthe.- Posthumus, ma,
a chylde borne after that the father is deade.- Posthumus, ma, mum,
folowing, or to come.- Posticum, & posticus,
a backe doore.- Postica,
all that is behynde vs, lyke as An∣tica is all that is before vs. It is also a line whiche diuideth the feldes from the caste to the weste.- Postilena,
a crouper.- Postis,
a poste.- Postlimineum redire,
is whan any man hap∣peth to go from vs to oure ennemies, and after retourneth home.- Postmitto, tere,
to leaue behinde, to forget.- Postmodum,
afterwarde.- Postquam,
after. Postremo, at the laste.- Postridie,
the day after to morowe, the day folowyng the day before expressed.- Postomis,
a braake, wherewith a horses mouthe is broken, and is made to beare his heed easyly.- Postulo, are,
to require, to demande a thing whiche is dewe to the asker. Also to ac∣cuse or sewe oone in the lawe, or to com∣playne on one. sometyme to desyre.- Postulatio,
a supplication made to a prince.- *
- Potens, tis,
myghty, puissant, hable. - Potentia,
power, puissāce, habilite, gret rule.- Potenter,
myghtily, puissantly.- *
- Potentatus, tus,
power. - Potestas, tatis,
power, auctoritie, counsayle, and reason.- Potestatem sui facere,
to suffre men to come to hym, or to speake with hym.- Potiono, are,
to gyue a medicyne.- Potior, potius,
better.- Potior, poti•us sum, potiri,
to haue in posses∣syon, to optayne, to take pleasure of.- Potestur, for potest,
he maye.- Potis sum▪
I maye, potis est, it is possyble.- Potitius,
Hercules prieste.- Potito, tare,
to vse to drynke.- Poto, tare,
to drynke: Also to gyue drynke to one.- Potorium,
a cuppe.- Potus, ta, tum,
that which hath drunke, and that whiche is dronken.- Potus, tus,
drynke.
