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.