Middle English Dictionary Entry
pirl n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pirl n. Also prille. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE brill & pearl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Some kind of fish; ?the brill (Scophthalmus rhombus).
Associated quotations
- (1475) Doc.in HMC Rep.5 App.494b : For a rombolde of whyttynge, 5 d. For a mary of gurnardes, and for ii pirlis, bowt of John Edirtone, 2 s. 8 d.
- (c1481) Acc.Howard in RC 61105 : For..ij solys, a prylle, and xij whytynges.