papyr

English

Etymology

From Latin papȳrus.

Noun

papyr (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of papyrus.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book VI.] The Iland Taprobane.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 1st tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 129:

     But afterwards, for that the boates and veſſels uſed upon this ſea in the paſſage thither, were made and wound of papyr reeds like thoſe of the river Nilus, […]

References

• “† papyr, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.

Middle English

Noun

papyr

1. Alternative form of paper