poleyn

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɒlɪn/

Noun

poleyn (plural poleyns)

(historical) The part of medieval armour that protected the knee.

Anagrams

openly, pyelon

Middle English

Alternative forms

pullan, pullayn, polan, polen, pullene

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French polain (modern French poulain), from Late Latin pullāmen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pulˈɛi̯n/, /ˈpulin/

Noun

poleyn (uncountable)

Domesticated fowl.

Descendants

English: pullen (obsolete)

References

“pullain (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-18.

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