Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs
Proto-Italic *pāks
Latin pāx
Old French pais
Anglo-Norman peisbor.
Middle English pees
English peace
From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb, frēols, and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
Meanings
(archaic) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
"Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen." 1882, Mark Twain, chapter 6, in The Prince and the Pauper:
“Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?”
“I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.” 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs
Proto-Italic *pāks
Latin pāx
Old French pais
Anglo-Norman peisbor.
Middle English pees
English peace
From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb, frēols, and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
Meanings
(uncountable, usually) A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
Naomi boasted in nothing but the God of Israel. And she found peace even in the midst of chaos when she went to Him in prayer. 2001, Carol Stream, Unshaken:
Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
*Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:34:
(uncountable, usually) A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
’Twere best at once to sink to peace,
Like birds the charming serpent draws,
To drop head-foremost in the jaws
Of vacant darkness and to cease. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 53:
(uncountable, usually) Harmony in personal relations.
(uncountable, usually) A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
May there be peace in our time.
Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful. 2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna
Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace. All we’re saying is give peace a chance.
1993, Mark Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.).
My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.
An uneasy peace descended upon Northern Ireland when the IRA agreed to a ceasefire in August 1994. 1996, Oliver Lindsay, Once a Grenadier: The Grenadier Guards 1945-1995, page 374:
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lack of conflict in personal relations) · kab Afra (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · egy Htp:t*p-w-Y1:Z2 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · akk 𒁲 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hu béke (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · oj bizaanendamowin (state of being free from war) · ig ùdo (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sa अयुद्ध (state of being free from war) · gd sìth (state of mind) · it pace (state of mind) · ak asmondwoe (state of being free from war) · zh 平靜 /平静 (state of mind) · th สันติ (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · pt paz (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · zh хәпин (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · zu uxolo (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mi rangimārie (state of mind) · hak 和平 (state of being free from war) · ar سِلْم (state of being free from war) · vec paxe (state of being free from war) · ko 화목 (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · nds Frääd (state of being free from war) · ms kedamaian (state of mind) · is friður (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · rhg cánti (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ur شانْتی (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hy խաղաղություն (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · yi פֿרידן (state of being free from war) · mh aenōm̧m̧an (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · fur pâs (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sv sinnesfrid (state of mind) · vi hoà bình (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pl pokój (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · uk спокі́й (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · zza umes (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mi rangimārie (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · itk פַאצֵי (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · is friður (state of mind) · af rustigheid (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · cy llonyddwch (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · af stilte (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · bg тишина́ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hi शांति (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ps سوله (state of being free from war) · gl paz (state of being free from war) · tr huzur (state of mind) · fo friður (state of mind) · zh хәпин (state of being free from war) · id ketenangan (state of mind) · kk бейбітшілік (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lb Fridden (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · hi आराम (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · az barışıq (state of being free from war) · fi rauha (state of being free from war) · ja 平和 (state of mind) · ce машар (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nl vrede (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ast paz (state of being free from war) · ext pas (state of mind) · wuu 和平 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ang friþ (state of being free from war) · ru поко́й (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · th สันติ (state of being free from war) · be мір (state of being free from war) · fur pâs (state of mind) · mh aenōm̧m̧an (state of mind) · aii ܫܠܡܐ (state of being free from war) · krc мамырлыкъ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nl vrede (state of being free from war) · mi rongomau (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pa ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ (state of being free from war) · mi houhanga a rongo (state of being free from war) · alt тыныш (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sl mir (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nv áchʼįʼ hózhǫ́ (state of mind) · ca pau (state of being free from war) · ml സമാധാനം (state of being free from war) · abe wlakamigen (state of being free from war) · el ησυχία (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · bcl katoninongan (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · st kgotso (state of being free from war) · lo ສັນຕິພາບ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · aa wagari (state of being free from war) · te శాంతి (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sjd сэ̄гкесьвудт (state of mind) · egy Htp:t*p-w-Y1:Z2 (state of mind) · sjd а̄ййв (state of being free from war) · sw amani (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sjd сэ̄гк (state of mind) · km ក្រសាន (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · cu миръ (state of being free from war) · kmr aştî (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · da ro (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · fr paix (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · tzm ⵜⴰⵍⵡⵉⵜ (state of being free from war) · bn শান্তি (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pa ਅਮਨ (state of being free from war) · af vreedsaamheid (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · zza werê (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · izh sopu (state of being free from war) · uz sulh (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mt paċi (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · de Friede (state of being free from war) · ba тыныслыҡ (state of being free from war) · sw amani (state of being free from war) · arc ܫܝܢܐ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · na iow (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ast paz (state of mind) · ia pace (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tg сулҳ (state of being free from war) · ang ġeþwǣrnes (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · tg оштӣ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tt тынычлык (state of being free from war) · ga síth (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sjd сэ̄гкесьвудт (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ar سَلَام (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nb fred (state of being free from war) · th เงียบ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · vi thái bình (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ba татыулыҡ (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · grc εἰρήνη (state of being free from war) · as শান্তি (state of being free from war) · fa صُلْح (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lad paz (state of mind) · ar أَمْن (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · cy heddwch (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · haw maluhia (state of being free from war) · el ηρεμία (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · it armonia (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · pnt ραχάτιν (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nds Freed (state of being free from war) · oc patz (state of being free from war) · haw maluhia (state of mind) · sjd мырр (state of being free from war) · ar صُلْح (state of being free from war) · sh spokójstvo (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · gv shee (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ja 平安 (state of mind) · sjd а̄ййв (state of mind) · tk rahatlyk (state of being free from war) · fr paix (state of mind) · ka მშვიდობა (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tpi gutpela taim (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · de Frieden (state of mind) · sjd мырр (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · xag 𐔰𐕚𐔰𐕌 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · be мір (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hi क़रार (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sk pokoj (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · cic nanna ayya (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · frp pèx (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pt paz (state of mind) · ur سَلامْتِی (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ky татуулук (state of being free from war) · ru мир (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · zh 和睦相處 /和睦相处 (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · id keamanan (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hu béke (state of being free from war) · da sindsro (state of mind) · srn freide (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ext pas (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · scn paci (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · el ησυχία (state of mind) · el ειρήνη (state of being free from war) · el ηρεμία (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · cs pokoj (state of mind) · mn энх тайван (state of being free from war) · ltg mīrs (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · cop ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pl pokój (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · kk тыныштық (state of being free from war) · cdo 和平 (state of being free from war) · si සාමය (state of being free from war) · te శాంతి (state of being free from war) · ar هُدُوء (state of mind) · ky тынчтык (state of being free from war) · eo paco (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · af harmonie (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ps صلح (state of being free from war) · fa آرامِش (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ia pace (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · el ειρήνη (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hu békesség (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · mnk kera (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ja 平静 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lt taika (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · id damai (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · th สันติภาพ (state of being free from war) · my ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး (state of being free from war) · is friður (state of being free from war) · alt ак јарык (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ka სიმშვიდე (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · st khotso (state of being free from war) · ny mtendere (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nb fred (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ro liniște (state of mind) · tn kagiso (state of being free from war) · ia pace (state of mind) · sjd сэ̄гк (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · cy llonydd (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · es paz (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · zh 和平 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · om nagaa (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ur اَمَن (state of being free from war) · jv tentrem (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · vi hoà bình (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · mh aenōm̧m̧an (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · gl paz (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · be спако́й (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tg оштӣ (state of being free from war) · pl spokój (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · te ప్రశాంతత (state of mind) · cdo 和平 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · et rahu (state of being free from war) · sw amani (state of mind) · pa ਅਮਨ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · wa påye (state of being free from war) · akk 𒁲 (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · th ความมักน้อย (state of mind) · bo ཞི་བ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lad paz (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · bsk سڅمݵی (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ru мир (state of being free from war) · ang friþ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tl kapayapaan (state of being free from war) · sv frid (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hak 和平 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pl mir (state of being free from war) · tg сулҳ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · af vrede (state of mind) · pag kareenan (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · af kalmte (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mr शांती (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sjd а̄ййв (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · nnt eweenetu (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · km ធ្យាន (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · orv миръ (state of being free from war) · fi harmonia (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · ko 평화 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pot dokmezwen (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tl kapayapaan (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ba тыныслыҡ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sv harmoni (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · lld pesc (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ur صُلْح (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ka სიმშვიდე (state of mind) · nl rust (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sh спо̀кој (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ha lumana (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ext pas (state of being free from war) · eo paco (state of being free from war) · cy tawelwch (state of mind) · frp pèx (state of mind) · izh rauha (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · de Frieden (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · fr paix (state of being free from war) · mn тайван (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · aa amaan (state of being free from war) · sh spòkoj (state of mind) · io paco (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pl pokój (state of being free from war) · gv shee (state of mind) · akz ittimokla (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · sv sinnesro (state of mind) · la pax (state of mind) · cy tangnefedd (state of mind) · fi rauhallisuus (state of mind) · zh 平靜 /平静 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ce машар (state of being free from war) · ang griþ (state of being free from war) · tpi gutpela taim (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · vi hòa bình (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · yai оштӣ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · fro pais (state of being free from war) · cs mír (state of being free from war) · id damai (state of being free from war) · ang seht (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · mr सुखशांती (state of mind) · gv shee (state of being free from war) · bg споко́йствие (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · el ηρεμία (state of mind) · km សន្តិភាព (state of being free from war) · pl mir (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · de Frieden (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · sh споко́јство (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ur چَین (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ur سَلامَت (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lv miers (state of being free from war) · hy խաղաղություն (state of being free from war) · yo àlàáfíà (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · is friður (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · gd sìth (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · ga síth (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · ja 和平 (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · mba kalinaw (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · rw amahoro (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sk mier (state of being free from war) · pt paz (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · ca pau (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mk мир (state of being free from war) · kw kres (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ca pau (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · ti ሰላም (state of being free from war) · mt sliem (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · haw maluhia (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · ja 平安 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · uk мир (state of being free from war) · ru мир (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · bzj pees (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · my ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး (state of mind) · ceb kalinaw (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · gu શાંતિ (state of being free from war) · my ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · cs pokoj (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hi चैन (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ky тынчтык (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · vec paxe (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · bo ཞི་བདེ (state of being free from war) · ext pas (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · fi hiljaisuus (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mr शांती (state of mind) · ko 평정 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ko 평안 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ms damai (state of being free from war) · nrf paix (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · fo friður (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · scn paci (state of being free from war) · ug سۈلھ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · fi rauha (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · kmr aştî (state of being free from war) · ar سَلَام (state of being free from war) · sk pokoj (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · id kedamaian (state of mind) · si සාමය (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · zh 平靜 /平静 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · et rahu (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ang stilnes (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mk спокојство (state of mind) · sv sinneslugn (state of mind) · ur آشْتی (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mrw kalilintad (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · frp pèx (state of being free from war) · hi अमन (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ovd frið (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · mk мир (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · hy խաղաղություն (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nb ro (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · kmr hastbiyayiş (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nn ro (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sv lugn (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tr barış (state of being free from war) · ang smyltnes (state of mind) · zh 和平 (state of being free from war) · or ଶାନ୍ତି (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ur سَلام (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ja 平静 (state of mind) · sl mir (state of being free from war) · ne शान्ति (state of being free from war) · it pace (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · fr paix (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · am ሰላም (state of being free from war) · my ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ang sibb (state of mind) · sh спо̀кој (state of mind) · eo paco (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · am ሰላም (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · es paz (state of mind) · mi rokihau (state of being free from war) · hu nyugalom (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · pag kareenan (state of being free from war) · ja 平和 (state of being free from war) · tr huzur (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · sjd юэв (state of mind) · uz tinchlik (state of being free from war) · vi hoà bình (state of being free from war) · ko 평화 (state of being free from war) · fo friður (state of being free from war) · sjd а̄ййв (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ti ሰላም (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · az sülh (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · kk бейбітшілік (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · nn fred (state of being free from war) · an paz (state of being free from war) · sa शान्ति (state of being free from war) · ja 平和 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ta சமாதானம் (state of being free from war) · haw malu (state of mind) · ast paz (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sh spòkoj (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ka მშვიდობა (state of being free from war) · ro pace (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · bo ཞི་བདེ (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · kmr aştî (state of mind) · is friðartími (state of being free from war) · bcl katoninongan (state of being free from war) · sh ми̑р (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · he שַׁלְוָה (state of mind) · ta அமைதி (state of being free from war) · vo lupüd (state of being free from war) · oj bizaani'iwewin (state of being free from war) · ja 和睦 (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · liv arm (state of being free from war) · hi सलामत (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · nl peis (state of being free from war) · hi शांति (state of being free from war) · sv frid (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · ur سُکُون (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · sv ro (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ro pace (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · pap pas (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · rue мір (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · wuu 和平 (state of being free from war) · bcl katoninongan (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · tg оромиш (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lmo pas (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · cs klid (state of mind) · khb ᦉᦳᧅᦉᦱᧈ (state of being free from war) · hi सुकूनत (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ast paz (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) · it pace (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · oj bizaanide'ewin (state of mind) · zh 和平 (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · zh 和平 (state of being free from war) · mi whakaaio (state of being free from war) · mi rongomau (state of being free from war) · bg мир (state of mind) · se ráfi (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · eu bake (state of being free from war) · ro pace (state of mind) · sa शान्ति (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lad paz (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ur قَرار (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · ca pau (state of mind) · fa آرامِش (state of mind) · nb stillhet (tranquility, quiet, harmony) · lad paz (state of being free from war)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs
Proto-Italic *pāks
Latin pāx
Old French pais
Anglo-Norman peisbor.
Middle English pees
English peace
From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb, frēols, and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
Meanings
To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers. 2006, Wayne Grady, Bringing back the dodo: lessons in natural and unnatural history:
Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...] 1997, Yusuf Jah, Shah'Keyah Jah, Uprising, page 49:
(slang) To peace out.
Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear. 2012, Jens Lapidus, Easy Money: