parchemyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• parchement, perchemyn, parchmen, parchemin, percemyn, parchemen, parchemeyn

Etymology

From Old French parchemin, from Vulgar Latin *pergamīnus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpart͡ʃ(i)ˈmiːn/, /ˈpart͡ʃ(i)min/, /ˈpart͡ʃ(i)mɛnt/

Noun

parchemyn

1. parchment, vellum
2. A parchment sheet.
3. Something written on parchment.

Descendants

• English: parchment
• Scots: pairchment

References

• “parchemī̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.