noun pl. palfreys
Origin: ME < OFr palefrei < ML palafredus, for LL paraveredus, extra post horse < Gr para, beside + L veredus, post horse < Gaul *voredos (akin to Welsh gorwydd, horse) < *vo-, down, away (< IE *wo- < base *au-, *awē) + *-redos < IE base *reidh- > ride
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noun pl. pal·freys
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French palefrei
Origin: , from Medieval Latin palafrēdus
Origin: , alteration of Late Latin paraverēdus, post horse for secondary routes, extra horse
Origin: : Greek para, extra, beyond; see per1 in Indo-European roots
Origin: + Latin verēdus, post horse (of Celtic origin; see reidh- in Indo-European roots)
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