Etymology

peise

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Today it means: To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise. Full definition →

Middle English peysen ← Anglo-Norman peiser ← Middle French peser
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  1. Latin · derived frompēnsāre
  2. Middle French · derived frompeser
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived frompeiser
  4. Middle English · inherited frompeysen
  5. English todaypeise

From Middle English peysen, from Anglo-Norman peiser, peser and Middle French peser, from Latin pēnsāre (literally “weigh”). Doublet of poise.

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