Etymology

pritch

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Today it means: pique; offence Full definition →

Middle English pricche ← Old English priċe ← Proto-Germanic *prikiz
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pritch · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*prikiz
  2. Old English · inherited frompriċe“point; prick; stitch; spot”
  3. Middle English · inherited frompricche
  4. English todaypritch

From Middle English pricche, priche, from Old English priċe (“point; prick; stitch; spot”), from Proto-Germanic *prikiz. See prick.

pritch · verb2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*prikjaną“to prick; pierce”
  2. Old English · inherited from*priċċan
  3. Middle English · inherited frompricchen
  4. English todaypritch

From Middle English pricchen, from Old English *priċċan (attested in āpriċċan), from Proto-Germanic *prikjaną (“to prick; pierce”). More at prick.

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