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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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Peronall, n. [Appar. ME. pernele, purnele (Piers Plowman), e.m.E. pernel(l (1533), parnel(l (1560–4), a priest's concubine, a harlot, appar. f. the OF. woman's name Peronele, Pernele, L. Petronilla (also the name of the saint).] ? A wanton woman, a harlot; loosely applied to a young woman generally. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 231.
I wald a tender peronall that myght na put thole That hatit men with hard geir for hurting of flesch Had my gud man to hir gest; for [etc.]
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