perill

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan perill, from Vulgar Latin *periclu(m), syncopated form of Latin perīculum. Compare Occitan perilh, French péril.

Pronunciation

Noun

perill m (plural perills)

  1. danger

Derived terms

References

  • “perill” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French peril.

Noun

perill

  1. Alternative form of peril

Etymology 2

From Old French perle.

Noun

perill

  1. Alternative form of perle