▪ I. † poleyn Obs. rare—1.
[a. OF. po(u)lain a colt, young animal: see pullen.]
attrib. or as adj. Young male (horse).
| [1314–15 Rolls of Parlt. I. 302/2 Mesmes celes aveynes pristent pur los Poleyns. 1347 Ibid. II. 169/1 Les Chivalx le Roi, la Roigne, & le Prince pullains & autres.] c 1443 Lydg. in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 213 With a sharp swerd he sauh ridyng oon, Ffers and proudly, upon a poleyn steede. |
▪ II. poleyn
variant of polayn, polen (see polen wax), poulaine, puleyne, pullen.