And many pointes of his passioun; How goddes sone in this world was withholde, 345 To doon mankinde pleyn remissioun, That was y-bounde in sinne and cares colde: Al this thing she unto Tiburce tolde.
Iustyce he was ful often in assyse, By patente, and by pleyn commissioun; 315 For his science, and for his heigh renoun Of fees and robes hadde he many oon.
Therto he coude endyte, and make a thing, 325 Ther coude no wight pinche at his wryting; And every statut coude he pleyn by rote.
To liven in delyt was ever his wone, 335 For he was Epicurus owne sone, That heeld opinioun, that pleyn delyt Was verraily felicitee parfyt.
Tho shewede him Cecile al open and pleyn That alle ydoles nis but a thing in veyn; 285 For they been dombe, and therto they been deve, And charged him his ydoles for to leve.
Speketh sopleyn at this tyme, I yow preye, That we may understonde what ye seye.
In that kyngdom of Medee, ther ben many grere hilles, and litille of pleyn erthe.
In Caldee is a pleyn contree, and fewe hilles and few ryveres.
And this contree is gode and pleyn and fulle of peple.
Yt happyd hym to have a knavys loste, in pleyn termes to swhyve a quene, and so dyd in the Konyneclosse.
Hoolly and pleyn I yelde me, 1970 Withoute feyning or feyntyse, To be governed by your empryse.
Yet turn ayeyn, and be al pleyn som day, And than shal this that now is mis be game, And al for-yive, whyl that I live may.
And of pite I pleyn me further-more, 785 Which he forgat, in al his ordinaunce, Or els my lyf to have ended before, Which he so sone put out of remembraunce.
My trouth so pleyn Is take in veyn, And gret disdeyn In remembraunce; Yet I full feyn Wold me compleyn 15 Me to absteyn From this penaunce.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pleyn" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
