pirie

See also: Pirie

Middle English

Alternative forms

pyrie, purye, pyry, pirry, pirye, pery, pire, perye, piry

Etymology

From Old English piriġe; related to pere (“pear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiriː(ə)/, /ˈpɛriː(ə)/

Noun

pirie (plural piries or pirie)

pear tree

References

“piri(e, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-20.

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