From Middle English pouren, of uncertain origin. Likely to be of Celtic origin, from Celtic base *purr-, akin to Welsh bwrw, Scottish Gaelic purr, Irish purraim. Compare also the rare Dutch pouren.
Displaced Middle English schenchen, Middle English schenken (from Old English sċenċan, whence dialectal English shink, and Old Norse skenkja, whence dialectal English skink, and akin to Dutch schenken), Middle English ȝeoten, Middle English yetten (from Old English ġēotan and akin to German gießen), Middle English birlen (from Old English byrelian), Middle English hellen (from Old Norse hella). Largely displaced English teem, from Middle English temen (from Old Norse tœma)
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