PERILED

Verb

periled

simple past tense and past participle of peril

Anagrams

• repiled, replied

Source: Wiktionary


PERIL

Per"il, n. Etym: [F. péril, fr. L. periculum, periclum, akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and E. fare. See Fare, and cf. Experience.]

Definition: Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers. 2 Cor. xi. 26. Adventure hard With peril great achieved. Milton. At, or On, one's peril, with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of. "On thy soul's peril." Shak.

Syn.

– Hazard; risk; jeopardy. See Danger.

Per"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Periled or Perilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Periling or Perilling.]

Definition: To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.

Per"il, v. i.

Definition: To be in danger. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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