parchemyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

parchement, perchemyn, parchmen, parchemin, percemyn, parchemen, parchemeyn

Etymology

From Old French parchemin, from Vulgar Latin *pergamīnus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpart͡ʃ(i)ˈmiːn/, /ˈpart͡ʃ(i)min/, /ˈpart͡ʃ(i)mɛnt/

Noun

parchemyn

parchment, vellum
A parchment sheet.
Something written on parchment.

Descendants

English: parchment
Scots: pairchment

References

“parchemī̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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