Staff P of the Old English Wordbook.
For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Forshortenings.
| Quickened | Old English | Kind | Meaning |
| peach | pǣcan | vb | to deceive |
| pennywharver | peninghwirfere | n | money-changer |
| Persish | Persisc | adj(p) | Persian |
| persock | persoc | n | peach |
| pettersilly | petersilige | n | parsley |
| Pight | *Piht {Peohtas} | n(p) | Pict |
| plail | plegol | adj | playful, sportive, jocose |
| plaily | pleglīc | adj | ludic, theatrical |
| platch | plæce | n | a town square, plaza |
| playman | plegmann | n | player, athlete, wrestler, gymnast |
| playstow | plegstōw | n | gymnasium, gym; public recreation ground |
| plee | pleoh | n | danger, peril, risk |
| plee | plēon | vb | to endanger, to risk |
| pleely | plēolīc | adj | dangerous, perilous, hazardous |
| poad | pād | n | coat |
| portick | portic | n | porch, portico, deck, veranda, piazza |
| Pounick | Pūnice | n(p) | a Carthaginian |
| priestshire | prēostscīr | n | parish |