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paregaladj.n. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French paregal. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman paregal, paringal, perigal, peringal, Anglo-Norman and Middle French parigal, adjective and noun (12th cent. in Old French), probably < par egal , par igal in the same way (12th cent.; < par , per by (see per prep.) + egal , igal , ingal egall adj.). Compare depardieu int.With both English and French forms showing intrusive -n- before -g- compare discussion s.v. messenger n., and see further E. J. Dobson Eng. Pronunc. 1500–1700 (ed. 2, 1968) II. §438. Französisches etymol. Wörterbuch (ed. 2) at aequalis argues that the intrusive -n- in Anglo-Norman and Old French ingal is due to the influence of the prefix in- in- prefix4, but this seems less likely. The forms parigaude, parmyngalle, paruyngal, pereugale, and permagall apparently show various alterations, but it is unclear after which models. Now archaic and rare. †A. adj. 1. the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > equal or on the same level c1390 in C. Horstmann (1892) i. 273 (MED) Mon..haþ reson..Þat makeþ hym peringal..To Angeles of heuene. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) 2096 (MED) Þe werld es..Delt in thrin parteis..noght perigale [a1400 Fairf. parigal; a1400 Gött. parinngale]. a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer (1987) v. 840 Al myghte a geant passen hym of myght, His herte ay with the first and with the beste Stood paregal. a1500 (?c1450) 163 (MED) Thei heilde hem peryngall, but the prowesse of kynge boors was passynge alle other. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil (1959) vi. xiv. 50 Schynand with elyk armes paregale. 1548 f. xliiij Although in degree they were not peregall with these great lordes. 1636 §273. 63 All goodly fair, in years, all Peregall. the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [adjective] a1500 ( Poems from Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) in F. J. Furnivall (1897) p. xlvii (MED) Thi worthinesse pasith all mesure; ffor vnto thin astate imperiall No praisyng is, þat may be peregall. 1568 A. Scott (1896) vii. 20 Wald God þat I wer perigall, Vnder þat redolent ross to rest! the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate 1602 W. Watson 274 Our noble Elizabeth, prince peregall, paramount and paragon. 1612 T. James Life Father Parsons in 66 He was at the first, before he grew to bee an absolute Statesman, Paramount, Paregal, peremptorie, sundry waies wel qualified, both for writing & speaking. B. n.the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equal, counterpart, or equivalent > person c1425 J. Lydgate (Augustus A.iv) iii. 2409 (MED) Whan stronge doþ mete with his parigal, Þer is non oþer, but euery had a fal. 1457 (?c1300) (Naples) 2138 (MED) At hoom y am his paruyngal [v.r. parmyngalle; c1330 Auch. Icham an erl and also is he]. c1475 (c1399) (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) i. 71 (MED) Thus was ȝoure croune crasid till he was cast newe, Þoru partninge of ȝoure powere to ȝoure paragals. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil (1959) ix. x. 152 Nor na disdene at the sal haue, suythly, To be hys peregall into archery. a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in (1559) sig. Sij Duryng my tyme I had no perigall. 1602 J. Marston iii. sig. Fv Bal. How lik'st thou my suite? Cat. All, beyond all, no peregal. a1859 W. Watt (1860) 29 Hech sirs! great skaith the clachan's met, His peregal we'll never get! 1920 E. Pound vii. 315 Flimsy another's joy, false and distort, no paregale that she springs not above. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  adj.n.c1390 |
