pofil
Middle Scots
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. Probably from Old English *pofel, of unknown origin and meaning, found early as an element in Northern England place-names. Also in the later dialects as poffle and paffle.
Pronunciation
edit- (Early Scots) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞fɪl]
- (1575 Early Middle Scots) IPA(key): [ˈpofɪl], [ˈpofɛ̽l]
- (1600 Late Middle Scots) IPA(key): [ˈpofɪl], [ˈpofɛ̽l]
Noun
editpofil (plural pofilis)
- A small piece of farm-land, a smallholding, croft (An early instance is the place-name Machispoffil)
Further reading
edit- “pofil” in Scots Dictionary