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hẹder-corn n. ?OE heddern & corn . A food rent (?for use of a storehouse). (1325-7) Cust.Rent in OSSLH 2 27 Hedercorn, [and other food rents].

fodening ger. Food, nourishment. ?a1475 PParv. Win 166 Fodynyng or norschyng: ffomentum.

reffreit n. ?OF refrait food eaten with bread. ?A donation of food. c1450(a1449) Lydg. SSecr. Sln 2464 816 The streemys of liberallite Set in good mesour, Reffreytes [vr. resceytis] of prudence Peysed in ballaunce, So that Sapience, Queen of vertues..be

incibaciọn n. From cibacioun ; cp. L incibare . ?Consumption of food, eating; ?providing with food, feeding. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 158a/b G..haue noumbred many manerez of euacuyng..as..by excercisez & fricacionz..bi incibacionez, i. fedingez [Ch.(2) : etynges; L cibationes].

fọdeles n. Lacking food, famished. c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex. Ashm 44 2155 Oure foles ere in fere fodeles to dye.

deintfulliche adv. From deintẹful . With fine food, sumptuously. c1400 PPl.C Cmb Dd 3.13 9.324 Deyntfulliche [Hnt: þis folke..fedde hunger deynteuosliche].

ibiten v. OE gebitan To bite (food), eat. a1225(?OE) Vsp.A.Hom. Vsp A.22 233 Ne scule ȝie mine mete ibite.

save n.(2) From saven v. A receptacle for storing food. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 10 Almery of mete kepynge, or a saue for mete: Cibutum.

brọking ger. From brouken . Retaining (of food, etc.), ability to keep (sth.) in the stomach. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 53 Brokynge of mete and drynke: Retencio.

142 [He ought to plough for winter seed 1 a., and to have 2 1/2 d. for food, and at] nedhurthe [to plough for the same seed 1 1/2 a. without food, and 1 a. for winter seed without food].

fẹd n. From fẹden (1). Food (for persons). a1450 That ilke man Dgb 102 36 ȝeue pore folk mete and mele, Herberwe, drynk, cloþe, and fed.

foddering ger. Also fother- . Food, sustenance, support. (1430) RParl. 5.416a The Kynges owen Servauntes..be preferred unto hem..so that thei have no cause to complayne..for lak of Fotheryng.

fọding ger.(1) A feeding; food. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 3b/b Altudo: a fodynge. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 168 Fodynge or norschynge: Fomentum.

fọdneð n. OE fodnoþ . Food, sustenance. a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom. Lamb 487 137 He heo ȝefeð swulche monne þe he ahte mid rihte helpe to fodneðe and to scrude.

envermailed ppl. OF envermeille . Colored as if with vermilion. c1450(a1449) Lydg. Ballade ROL Sln 1212 45 Vinarye envermailyd [vr. vyneyerde vermayle], refrescher of oure food, Lycour aȝens all langour.

poper n. ?From popeler(e n. Some kind of bird used for food, ?the spoonbill. a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) Hrl 279 63 A Ryal Fest..Le iij cours. Gely..Fesaunt. Gullys. Poper.

meteable adj. From mete n. (1). Generous in giving food. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 239/26 This Edmund..was symple as the dowue..meteable to the nedy.

mistasten v. From tasten v. To overindulge in the enjoyment of food and drink. a1500 St.Brendan Conf. Lamb 541 18.315 With my tunge I haue mys-tastid and mysspoke.

atrechered ppl. Cp. trechour a cheat. Of food: tampered with. a1500(?a1400) Firumb.(2) Fil 1086 Atrechered was here mete..Off oure good barones that werne..in prisoun.

monchen v. From mocchen . To munch (food), chew. ?a1425 Chaucer TC Hrl 3943 1.914 Some wold monche [vrr. muchche, mucche, meche] her brede alon, lying in bed and make hem for to grone.

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