Old English · noun
pipor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈpi.por/
- Syllables
- ˈpi · por (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- pepperberriesdriednigrumpiper nigrumpiperspicefollowing
Meaning
-
pepper, in the following senses:; a plant (Piper nigrum)
-
pepper, in the following senses:; the dried berries of that plant, used as a spice
Æfter þyssum cōm gōd ġēar, ⁊ swā ēac miċel ġenihtsumnys wǣstma on Breotone lond, swā nǣniġ æfteryldo syððan ġemunan mæġ.
After that came a good year, and there was such a great abundance of produce in the land of Britain, as no age since can record.
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *pipar.
Descendants
pepper
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