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persuit,
persuit [pərˈsyt, -ˈsət]
n. Pursuit.
persuad, persuadians, persuadit, persuahd, persuahdians, persuahdit, perswaad, perswaaded, perswaadians, perswaadit, perswad, perswaddit, perswade, perswaded, perswadians, perswadit, perswaud, perswaudians, perswaudit,
perswad [pərˈswa(ː)d]
v. To persuade.
pt. pp. perswaddit
 
Compounds and phrases etc
 
disswad: Dissuade.
perswasive: Persuasive.
perswadians: n. Persuadings, entreaties.
pertec, perteck, pertect, pertection, pertek, protec, proteck, purtect,
pertect [pərˈtɛk(t)]
v. To protect.
 
Compounds and phrases etc
 
pertection [pərˈtɛkʃən]: Protection.
perteen, pertein, pertene, pertine,
perteen [pərˈtin]
v. To pertain.
perten$, pertend, pertendin, pertendit, pertenit, pretendan, pretenit, purtend,
pertend [pərˈtɛn(d)]
v. To pretend.
pt. pp. pertendit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pertender: Pretender.
pertendin: Pretending.
Pairth, Pairthshire, Peirt, Perth, Perthshire, Saunt_John$s_Toun, St_John$s_Toun, St_Johnstoun,
Perth [peːrθ]
pn. Perth. The fair ceety.
also arch. Saunt John's Toun
 
Perthshire [-ʃəir]
pn. Perthshire.
pairtinent, pertinent,
pertinent [pərˈtɪnənt]
n. An adjunct, appendage, accessory. leg. Any adjunct, accessory, or privilege pertaining to a piece of land or heritable property, an appurtenance.
perturb [pɛrˈtərb]
v. To worry someone.
pt. perturbit
pervert [pɛrˈvɛrt]
v.To change something so that it is not what it was or should be.
pehst, pest,
pest [pɛst]
n. An outbreak of disease. The plague. An annoying person or thing.
v. To annoy, plague, pester.

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