Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
The act of prowling.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. · To idle; to go about aimlessly. · To collect by plunder.
From Middle English prollen, of unknown origin.
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- Inherited-form mentionprollenenm
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