"pilfre" meaning in English

See pilfre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pilfres [present, singular, third-person], pilfring [participle, present], pilfred [participle, past], pilfred [past]
Etymology: From Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|pilfre||booty}} Middle English pilfre (“booty”), {{der|en|fro|pelfre||plunder, booty, spoils}} Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} pilfre (third-person singular simple present pilfres, present participle pilfring, simple past and past participle pilfred)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) Obsolete spelling of pilfer. Tags: alt-of, intransitive, obsolete, transitive Alternative form of: pilfer
    Sense id: en-pilfre-en-verb-EFTPK4Hv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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