Middle English Dictionary Entry
pil n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pil n. Also pile, pille & (chiefly S & W) pul(e, pulle & (?K) pelle & (Latinate) pillo. |
| Etymology | OE pyl & pul. Wel. pwll & MIr. poll are from OE pōl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A pool; a pool in a stream; ?also, a tidal stream; ~ or pounde [see pound(e n.(2)]; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.75].
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1300 Jacob & J.(Bod 652)18 : Þo hi miȝten drinke þat hi weren fulle, Hi floten swiþe riued bi dich & bi pulle.
- c1425 Liber de Hyda in RS 4587 : Thanne fro Mychildefer to the pole..thanne fro the hornewey to the forseyd pylle [OE pylle; L puteum].
- c1425 Liber de Hyda in RS 4589 : Fro the smale path owth thorw Chalcgravis to the reed pyll; fro the red pulle along fyr withynne the gret dych to the smale delle.
- c1425 Liber de Hyda in RS 45171 : Begyn on Maccanyngford along the strete up to Temese to the myd streme, along the stremys to the holw pylle that hangyth ther to.
- (1424) Let.Bk.Lond.I (Gldh LetBk I)290 : For grete grevaunces the kepers of the Kynges grete hors brought un to the pule purveiances that were to be made for the Kynges grete hors.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)1.1032 : A sobur brook amydde or ellis a welle With pullis [L lacunas] faire.
- a1500(a1400) Ipom.(1) (Chet 8009)6363 : I can not verely tell the daye, Whedur hit were pul or pande [rime: lande].
b
- (1221) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames157 : Joh. de la Pulle.
- (1225) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames157 : Hugh de la Pille.
- (1234) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames157 : Thom. de la Pillo.
- (1257) in Rymer's Foedera (1816-69)1.355 : Thomas de la Pulle.
- (1260) EPNSoc.47 (Ches.)155 : Pulleford.
- (1271) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames157 : Hugh de la Pulle.
- (1327) Sub.R.Som.in Som.RS 3234 : Walterus atte Pulle.
- (1332) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames157 : Joh. atte Pelle.
- (1333) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames157 : Nic. atte Pulle.
c
- (1121) EPNSoc.8 (Dev.)55 : Pilton.
- (1130) in Ekwall Dict.EPN357 : Puleham.
- (1153) EPNSoc.47 (Ches.)153 : Pulton.
- (1167) EPNSoc.6 (Sus.)152 : Puleberga.
- (1170) in Ekwall Dict.EPN246 : Hunespil.
- (1197) in Ekwall Dict.EPN464 : Uppepull.
- (1205) in Ekwall PNLan.177 : Pilton. (
- 1227 in Ekwall Dict.EPN349 : Piletone.
- (1240) EPNSoc.4 (Wor.)182 : Terra de Pulle.
- (1251) in Ekwall Dict.EPN357 : Pulham.
- (1256) EPNSoc.8 (Dev.)55 : Pelleton.
- (1268) in Ekwall PNLan.96 : Pulton.
- (1274-80) EPNSoc.47 (Ches.)252 : [A certain bridge to be built..across] le Pul [in] Pultundale.
- (1275) EPNSoc.4 (Wor.)105 : Le Pille.
- (1285) EPNSoc.44 (Ches.)281 : Marpil.
- (1306) EPNSoc.40 (Glo.)96 : La Pulle Sce' Katerine.
- (1327) EPNSoc.7 (Sus.)387 : Atte Pille.
- (1329) EPNSoc.8 (Dev.)55 : Pileland.
- (1330) in Ekwall PNLan.157 : Kirkepulton.
- (1354) EPNSoc.44 (Ches.)281 : Merpull.
- (1379) EPNSoc.9 (Dev.)353 : Pylle.
- (1421) EPNSoc.47 (Ches.)328 : Pulton et Seacum in Walley.
- (1451) EPNSoc.4 (Wor.)245 : Pasture called Pull.
- (1464) EPNSoc.39 (Glo.)106 : Pulleyesende.