Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peise

/peɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peise
IPA: /peɪz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.

Obsolete

verb

To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).

Obsolete

verb

To weigh down, retard

Obsolete

noun

A weight; a poise.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

A heavy blow, an impact.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I speak too long; but 'tis to peise the time, To eke it, and to draw it out in length, […]"
"To weigh pence with a peise."
"Great Ptolomæe it for his lemans sake / Ybuilded all of glasse, by Magicke powre, / And also it impregnable did make; / Yet when his loue was false, he with a peaze it brake."

Etymology

From Middle English peysen, from Anglo-Norman peiser, peser and Middle French peser, from Latin pēnsāre (literally “weigh”). Doublet of poise.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: peysen, peiser, peser, penso

Usage

Obsolete
British usage

Inflected Forms

peises (present, singular) peising (participle, present) peised (participle, past) peised (past) peises (plural)

Homonyms

peas pease pays

Rhymes With

days says ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays

Questions

How do you pronounce peise?: The recorded pronunciation is /peɪz/.
What does peise mean?: To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
Where does peise come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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