Etymology

plenish

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Today it means: To fill up, to stock or supply (something). Full definition →

First used 15th c.Scots plenish ← Anglo-Norman plenir
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromplenir
  2. Scots · derived fromplenish
  3. English todayplenish

Scots plenish, from pleniss- the stem of Anglo-Norman plenir in certain conjugated form, from plein (“full”). Compare replenish.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. To fill up, to stock or supply (something).
  • from 15th c. Specifically, to stock land or a house (with livestock or furniture).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.