peise
English
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
- (obsolete) To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).
- (obsolete) To weigh down, retard
Etymology
Borrowed from peiser borrowed from Middle French peser derived from Latin pēnsāre.
Origin
Latin
pēnsāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *pēsāre Latin
- pēnsāre Latin
- pensare Italian
- peser French
- pensar Spanish, Castilian
- peser Old French
- pensar Catalan, Valencian
- pensar Galician
- peser Middle French
- pensar Old Portuguese
- pensar Asturian
- pensâ Friulian
- pensar Old Spanish
- pensar Venetian
- peiser xno
- pensare Sardinian
- pansà Istriot
- pensar Mirandese
- pensier prv