DuckCorp

DuckCorp Dico

(RFC 2229 compliant dictionary server)

Found one definition

  1.                 From en.wiktionary.org:
                    

    [péril]

    ** English

    *** Etymology

    [en] From [en], from [en], from [en]. [en].

    *** Pronunciation

    - [en] - [en] - [en] - [en]

    *** Noun

    [~]

    1. A situation of serious and immediate danger . 2. Something that cause s, contain s, or present s danger. 3. [en] An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

    **** Synonyms

    - [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] - See also Thesaurus:danger

    **** Derived terms

    {{col4|en |at one's peril |yellow peril|green peril |imperil |peril point }}

    **** Related terms

    - [en] - [en] - [en]

    **** Translations

    [a situation of serious danger]

    - Arabic: [ar] - Armenian: [hy] - Bulgarian: [bg] - Catalan: [ca] - Chinese: - Czech: [cs] - Danish: [da] - Dutch: [nl] - Esperanto: [eo] - Finnish: [fi] , [fi] - French: [fr] , [fr] - German: [de] , [de] - Gothic: [got] , [got] - Greek: - Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] - Italian: [it] , [it] - Japanese: [ja] - Latin: [la] - Norwegian: - Ottoman Turkish: [ota] , [ota] - Plautdietsch: [pdt] - Polish: [pl] - Portuguese: [pt] - Romanian: [ro] - Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] - Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd] - Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] - Swedish: [sv] - Tocharian A: [xto] - Tocharian B: [txb] - Zazaki: [zza] , [zza] [trans-bottom]

    [something that causes, contains, or presents danger]

    - Armenian: [hy] - Bulgarian: [bg] - Chinese: - Czech: [cs] , [cs] - Danish: [da] - Finnish: [fi] - French: [fr] - German: [de] - Hungarian: [hu] - Japanese: [ja] - Plautdietsch: [pdt] - Polish: [pl] - Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] - Russian: [ru] , [ru] - Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd] - Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] - Tocharian A: [xto] [trans-bottom]

    [checktrans-top]

    - French: [fr] - German: [de] - Hebrew: [he] - Italian: [it] - Swedish: [sv] , [sv] [trans-bottom]

    *** Verb

    [pres_ptc2=perilling]

    1. [en] To cause to be in danger ; to imperil ; to risk . [from 16th c.] 2. * 1830 , 吴语: Robert Y. Hayne , Basa Sunda: Webster and Hayne's Celebrated Speeches/Mr. Hayne's Speech on Mr. Foot's Resolution : 3. *: And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely PERILLED all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union? 4. * [text="I will have nothing to do with this matter, whatever it is. Do you think I am going to PERIL my reputation for you?"]

    *** Anagrams

    - [en]

    ** Middle English

    *** Alternative forms

    - [enm]

    *** Etymology

    From [enm], from [enm].

    *** Pronunciation

    - [enm]

    *** Noun

    [pl=perilles]

    1. Danger, risk, peril; something that is potentially harmful or risky: 1. A location where danger, risk, or peril is present or likely. 2. A thing or enterprise which creates peril; anything which creates or which is of peril. 3. Sinfulness; religious threat or danger. 2. [enm] Bad fortune; unluckiness or mischance.

    **** Related terms

    - [enm] - [enm]

    **** Descendants

    - [en] - [sco]

    **** References

    - [entry=perī̆l ] [enm]

    ** Old French

    *** Etymology

    From [fro].

    *** Noun

    [m]

    1. [en] ; hazard ; danger

    **** Descendants

    - [enm] - [en] - [sco] - [fr] - [nrf] [Jersey]