pleyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman pleyn, one of the variants of Old French plain, from Latin planus.

Alternative forms

Adjective

pleyn

  1. clear; unambiguous
    • 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
      This is the poynt, to speken short and pleyn
      This is the point, to speak briefly and clearly
Descendants
  • English: plain
  • Yola: plaine
References

Etymology 2

Adjective

pleyn

  1. alternative form of playn (flat)

Old French

Adjective

pleyn m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pleyne)

  1. alternative form of plein