persely

Middle English

Alternative forms

persil, persel, persile, persily, persilye, parsel, persley, persell, persolye, parcill, parcelly, percille, persoley, percel, percelle, percell

Etymology

From Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrsiliː/, /ˈpɛrs(ə)liː/, /ˈpɛrsɛl/

Noun

persely (uncountable)

parsley (Petroselinum crispum) or a similar plant.

Descendants

English: parsley
Scots: persel

References

“perselī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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