persely

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === persil, persel, persile, persily, persilye, parsel, persley, persell, persolye, parcill, parcelly, percille, persoley, percel, percelle, percell, persly === Etymology === From Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛrsiliː/, /ˈpɛrs(ə)liː/, /ˈpɛrsɛl/ === Noun === persely (uncountable) parsley (Petroselinum crispum) or a similar plant. late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cook's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 4349-4352: ==== Descendants ==== English: parsley → Japanese: パセリ → Korean: 파슬리 (paseulli) Scots: persel → Welsh: persli ==== References ==== “perselī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.