Pote
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /pəʊt/
Origin
From Middle English poten, from Old English potian ("to push, thrust, strike, butt, goad"), from Proto-Germanic *putÅnÄ… ("to stab, push, poke"). Cognate with Dutch poten ("to plant"), Norwegian pota ("to poke"). More at put.
Noun form from the word for paw in either Middle Dutch (poot, pote), Middle Low German (pÅte), or Middle French (pote).
Derived terms
Noun
pote
(plural potes)- (obsolete) An animal's paw's fur or the animal's paw itself.
- 1398, James Hamilton Wylie, History of England under Henry the Fourth Chapter Appendix A: Duchy of Lancaster Records, Fur Potes de Calabr'.
- 1420, City of London (England). Corporation, Calendar of Plea and Memoranda Rolls Preserved Among the Archives of the Corporation of the City of London at the Guild-hall Chapter , One gown of blue colour furred with potes of calabre, 28
- 1481, William Carton, Godeffroy of Boloyne; or, The siege and conqueste of Jerusalem Chapter 68: Godfrey is wounded by a Bear., ... the beeste ... embraced hym with his potes, or feet to fore, ...
- 1497, , St. Albans Wills 1471-1500 Chapter Will of R. Burton, My wife's blewe gowne engrayned furred with powtes.
- 1612, Andrew Halyburton, Ledger of Andrew Halyburton 1492-1503 Chapter On Imports, Foynes—backes the dozen ... tailes the pane or mantle ... powtes the hundreth