Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A boiling.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo boil; seethe. · To boil; boil slightly; parboil.
From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.
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