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† Pruce Obs.
Forms: 4 pruys, 4–5 prus, 4–8 pruce, 5–7 pruse, (5 prewce, prews(e, 8 pruss, pruche).
[ME. αPrus, a. AF. Pruz, Prus, Pruys; βPruce, a. AF. Pruce, mod.F. Prusse, Prussia: see Prussian, and Spruce n.]
1. Geog. Prussia.
[a1300in Liber Albus (Rolls) I. 238 De c de stokfisshe venaunt del Pruz, quart.] c1386Chaucer Prol. 53 Abouen alle nacions in Pruce. [1390Earl Derby's Exped. 1 En les parties de Barbarye et de Pruz. a1440Walsingham Hist. Angl. (Rolls) II. 197 Dominus Henricus..profectus est in le Pruys.] 1436Libel Eng. Policy in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 169 Of the commoditees of Pruse. 1460J. Capgrave Chron. 254 In this yere Ser Herry, erl of Derby, sailed into Prus. 1627Drayton Agincourt 11 Six Hulks from Hull..Which had them oft accompanied to Pruce.
b. of Pruce: Of or from Prussia; hence, Made (a) of Prussian or spruce fir wood, (b) of Prussian leather. Cf. Spruce n.
[1390Earl Derby's Exped. 109 Presentanti dominum cum j tabula commensali de Prucia.] 1462Maldon, Essex, Court-Rolls Bundle 37, No. 4 b, 1 mensa de prewse. 1495Nottingham Rec. III. 38 Unam cistam de pruce. 1700Dryden Pal. & Arc. 1307 Some for defence would leathern bucklers use..others shields of Pruce.
2. attrib.
a. Of Prussia, Prussian; comb. Pruceland, Pruceman.
b. Of spruce fir, as pruce beer; pruce chest, pruce coffer, pruce hutch, pruce table (but in these prob. orig. = Prussian, without specification of the wood).
a.1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xiii. 392 If I sent ouer see my seruauntz to Bruges, Or in-to Pruslonde my prentys [v. rr. pruys londe, Pruce lond, spruce land; C. vii. 279 prus, spruce, pruys lond]. 1390Earl Derby's Exped. 51 Per manus Nichel Pruceman [Here app. a surname]. 1402Nottingham Rec. II. 16 Pro cariagio iiijor carect[atarum] cum prusware. c1500Blowbol's Test. in Halliw. Nugæ Poet. 7 An hundreth marke of pruce money fyne.
b.1448in Bury Wills (Camden) 12, j. pruce hutche. 1463Ibid. 23 As for the prews coffre alwey I wille remayne to my hefd place. 1478Maldon, Essex, Court-Rolls Bundle 50, No. 6 Attachiatus est per 1 pruce tabyll. 1480Ibid. Bundle 51, No. 4 Attachiatus est per 1 pruce chest. 1576Newton Lemnie's Complex. (1633) 204 Of colour darke yellowish, like unto pruse Byer. 1760–72tr. Juan & Ulloa's Voy. (ed. 3) II. 379 Turned into pruche or spruss beer. |