"palfrey" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔːl.fɹi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-palfrey.wav [Southern-England] Forms: palfreys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English palfrey, from Anglo-Norman palefrei (“steed”), from Old French palefroi, palefreid, from Late Latin paraverēdus (“post horse, spare horse”), from Ancient Greek παρά (pará) + Latin verēdus (“post horse”), from Gaulish *werēdos (“horse”) (compare Welsh gorwydd (“horse”)), from Proto-Celtic *uɸorēdos (“horse”). Doublet of prad. Compare Dutch paard and German Pferd. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|palfrey}} Middle English palfrey, {{der|en|xno|palefrei|t=steed}} Anglo-Norman palefrei (“steed”), {{der|en|fro|palefroi}} Old French palefroi, {{m|fro|palefreid}} palefreid, {{der|en|LL.|paraverēdus|t=post horse, spare horse}} Late Latin paraverēdus (“post horse, spare horse”), {{der|en|grc|παρά}} Ancient Greek παρά (pará), {{der|en|la|verēdus|t=post horse}} Latin verēdus (“post horse”), {{der|en|cel-gau|*werēdos|t=horse}} Gaulish *werēdos (“horse”), {{cog|cy|gorwydd|t=horse}} Welsh gorwydd (“horse”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*uɸorēdos|t=horse}} Proto-Celtic *uɸorēdos (“horse”), {{doublet|en|prad}} Doublet of prad, {{cog|nl|paard}} Dutch paard, {{cog|de|Pferd}} German Pferd Head templates: {{en-noun}} palfrey (plural palfreys)
  1. (historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse). Tags: historical Translations (small horse): palafrè [masculine] (Catalan), paradĉevalo (Esperanto), palfrey-hevonen (Finnish), palefroi [masculine] (French), palafrén [masculine] (Galician), Zelter [masculine] (German), palafreno [masculine] (Italian), ポールフリ (pōrufuri) (Japanese), palafrém [masculine] (Portuguese), buiestraș [masculine] (Romanian), palafrén [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-palfrey-en-noun-A7A75TLH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for palfrey meaning in English (4.5kB)

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