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plaw en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.

Meanings

1. A boiling.
   • give meat a plaw

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
play		alternative	lexicographic
plaws	Number=Plur		lexicographic

plaw en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To boil; seethe.
2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To boil; boil slightly; parboil.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
play		alternative	lexicographic
plawing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
plaws	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
plawed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
plawed	Tense=Past		lexicographic