preie

Old French

Alternative forms

• proie

Etymology

From Latin praeda (probably via a Late Latin variant proeda or *prēda; the expected outcome of praeda would be *priee).

Noun

preie oblique singular, f (oblique plural preies, nominative singular preie, nominative plural preies)

1. (Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French) booty; bounty
2. (Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French) prey

Descendants

• French: proie (specifically from proie)
• → Dutch: prooi
• → Middle English: preye, prei, preyȝe
  • English: prey
• →⇒? Middle Irish: préchán, prechan, preachán, preachán, préachán
  • Irish: préachán (“crow”)
  • Scottish Gaelic: preachan (“crow”)

References

• preie on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub