poleyn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English polein(e) (“knee armor”), from Anglo-Norman polein (“knee armor”). Possibly related to poulaine (“pointed toe on a shoe”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪn/, /ˈpɒleɪn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊˌleɪn/ === Noun === poleyn (plural poleyns) (historical) The part of medieval armour that protected the knee. Rare form of poulaine (“(shoe with a) pointed toe”). For quotations using this term, see Citations:poleyn. ==== Alternative forms ==== poleine === References === === Anagrams === openly, pyelon == Middle English == === Alternative forms === polan, polen, pullan, pullayn, pullene === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French polain (modern French poulain), from Late Latin pullāmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puˈlæi̯n/, /ˈpulin/ === Noun === poleyn (uncountable) Domesticated fowl. ==== Descendants ==== English: pullen (obsolete) ==== References ==== “pullain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 January 2019.