# plaw

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To boil; seethe.
2. To boil; boil slightly; parboil.

## Etymology
From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plaw