pleyen
Middle English
/ˈplɛi̯ən/, /ˈplɛi̯ən/
verb
Definitions
- To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:
- To frolic or bounce around.
- To bet or wager something in a game.
- To engage in social behaviour; to make small-talk.
- To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):
- To play music; to sing and/or play an instrument.
- To plaw; to reach the boiling point.
- (rare) To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical.
- (rare) To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English pleġan inherited from *plehan (vouch for, be concerned with, care about) affix from Middle English pleye.
Origin
Middle English
pleye
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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- PlayStation English
- Playmaster English
- afterplay English
- ageplay English
- airplay English
- antiplay English
- autoplay English
- bloodplay English
- breathplay English
- buttplay English
- by-play English
- byplay English
- cardplay English
- chapterplay English
- counterplay English
- crossplay English
- electroplay English
- endplay English
- fingerplay English
- fireplay English
- foodplay English
- foreplay English
- fourplay English
- gameplay English
- genderplay English
- gunplay English
- hairplay English
- handplay English
- horseplay English
- interplay English
- knifeplay English
- longplay English
- metaplay English
- midplay English
- miniplay English
- misplay English
- multiplay English
- nameplay English
- netplay English
- nonplay English
- outplay English
- overplay English
- painplay English
- photoplay English
- pissplay English
- play English
- play-by-play English
- playability English
- playable English
- playact English
- playaholic English
- playathon English
- playback English
- playball English
- playbarn English
- playbill English
- playblast English
- playboard English
- playboat English
- playboating English
- playbook English
- playbox English
- playboy English
- playbroker English
- playbus English
- playcalling English
- playcenter English
- playcentre English
- playception English
- playdate English
- playday English
- playdough English
- playdown English
- player English
- playest English
- playeth English
- playette English
- playfeer English
- playfellow English
- playfield English
- playframe English
- playfriend English
- playful English
- playgame English
- playgirl English
- playgoer English
- playgoing English
- playground English
- playgroup English
- playhouse English
- playing English
- playland English
- playleader English
- playless English
- playlet English
- playlike English
- playline English
- playlist English
- playlore English
- playlot English
- playmaker English
- playmaking English
- playmat English
- playmate English
- playmobile English
- playock English
- playout English
- playpark English
- playpen English
- playpipe English
- playreader English
- playreading English
- playright English
- playroom English
- playscape English
- playscheme English
- playschool English
- playscript English
- playset English
- playshed English
- playsheet English
- playsome English
- playsong English
- playspace English
- playspot English
- playstead English
- playstow English
- playstreet English
- playstyle English
- playsuit English
- playtest English
- playtester English
- playtext English
- plaything English
- playthrough English
- playtime English
- playtoy English
- playware English
- playwear English
- playwork English
- playworker English
- playwright English
- playwriter English
- playwriting English
- ponyplay English
- pureplay English
- quickplay English
- raceplay English
- replay English
- rôleplay English
- screenplay English
- shoeplay English
- slowplay English
- spearplay English
- stageplay English
- superplay English
- swordplay English
- teamplay English
- underplay English
- waterplay English
- waxplay English
- wordplay English
- play Italian
- play Spanish, Castilian
- *bal- Proto-Indo-European
- プレイ Japanese
- プレー Japanese
- plegian Old English
- pleon Old English
- pleġan Old English
- pleġere Old English
- plæġ Old English
- playing Middle English
- plaȝen Middle English
- pleien Middle English
- pleiful Middle English
- pleye Middle English
- pleyer Middle English
- plëgan Old High German
- *plegōn gmw-pro
- *plehan gmw-pro
- *plian Old Dutch
- plegan Old Dutch
- play Chinese
- plegen Middle Low German
- plegan Old Saxon
- pilai Tok Pisin
- prei Sranan Tongo