• welle-cresse, wellecarse, welcresse, welcaris, walcarse, villecerse, wellecresses, wellecarsus, wellekersus, welcrissis, wellecressen, wellecresson, wellecar(s)cen, wellekerson, willecaersen

nasturtium-aquaticum); also, the plant fenugreek;-prob. the European Trigonella foenum-graecum, but possibly its British relative, Trifolium ornithopodioides; (b) watercress used in food or as a medicinal ingredient; also, a leaf or piece of the plant so used. ?c1125(?OE) Dur-C.Gloss. Dur-C Hunter

• werish, werishe, wersh, warsh

or ellys kepand þe kynd of þe stok newyssh & warssh & harssyssh. a1425 Treat.Uroscopy Wel 225 144/569 ȝyf þe food pass owt hool or negh hool, or ellys it roppys up abovyn raw & sowryssh & werssh, it is

• wọde-wale, wodewalle, wodwal(l)e, wudewale, wowale, wewale

one of the tits or finches, such as the coal tit (Parus ater); also, one of these birds used as food [quot. c1450]. c1275(?a1216) Owl & N. Clg A.9 1659 To hire cherde Þrusche & þrostle & wudewale. ?a1300 StJ.List

• agraithen, agre(i)~x00fe~en

To make (sth.) ready for use; to prepare (food, land, etc.); dress (a wound); (b) to prepare (sb., oneself) spiritually. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 28 Vor þet guode los to abatye..þe enuious agrayþeþ alle his gynnes. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57

• lok, loke, loc, loac, lock, lake, lac, lokes, lakes, lacs, law~x0021d~es, lok, loc, loic, lac

(b) a customary Christmas gift or rent of food made to the lord of the manor; mete ; rode , ?a rood of land for growing a food rent; silver , a food rent commuted into money; (c) a tax.

• replenishen, replenish(e, replenissen, repleinshen, replenished, replenisht, replenist, repleneshed(e, repleinssed, replenysche~x00fe~, replenysh

repleinir . (a) To provide (sb. with food and drink); populate (the world, earth, etc.); also, inhabit (a place); fill (an empty space, glandular flesh); (b) ben replenished , to be provided with food and drink; be filled (with God's

• mes, mese, messe, mece, meisse, mise, mease, measse, messes, mes(e, messe

best pleyer atte ches Of all the wyde marchis. (a) Any food; a serving or portion of any food; (b) godes , in bred , the Host; (c) food for worms; wormes . c1300 SLeg.Cuth. LdMisc 108 68 Gistes wel

• mete, met, methe, meate, meit(e, mette, meitte, mate, maete, maetes, metee, metes, meten, metestes

storing food; forme , a bench for sitting at table; (c) gavel , payment in lieu of a food rent; hom , a food rent; huche = metefitel ; kepinge , food storage; kin , a kind of food; nithing

• surfet, surfet(t)e, surffet, -feite, -fait(e, sourfait, sorf(f)et, -fete, -fait, furfete, forfete, surfetes, surfetas, surphettis, forfetes

folowe. (a) Overindulgence in food or drink, immoderation, gluttony; the sin of gluttony; also person. ; in (of) , overindulgence in (food and drink, eating or drinking, etc.); don ; (b) an instance of overindulgence in food or drink. (a1387)

• scarsetẹ, scarsite, -cete, -cite, -sede, -side, -cesite, skarsete, -scite, -cete, scarste, -zte, -stie, skarste, skaste, scrafte, scate, scarstes, startees

be by it self a craft. (a) Niggardliness, stinginess; (b) abstemiousness, moderation; also person. ; of , abstemiousness in (food,food and drink). (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel. Manly-Rickert B.2790 Men blamen an auaricious man by cause of his scarsitee [vr. scarsede]

• failinge

word & coueytise of mennus good shewen opinly to men whoos children þat þey [friars] ben. Lack or failing (of food). c1450(c1353) Winner & W. Add 31042 291 Firste þe faylynge of fode, and than the fire aftir. c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy

• fetles, feteles, fetel, vet(e)les

suff. as in red-els riddle. (a) A container or receptacle, esp. for liquids or food; (b) a large `container', such as a ship, a coffin; (c) used fig. of the human body or of a human being: vessel, esp. as

• daie, deie

(corresp. to OI daigja ) `a woman who handles food in a household, housekeeper'. (a) A woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese, a dairymaid; also, a woman who keeps cows and other farm stock; (b) as

• deintẹth, dainteth, denteth, dayenteth, dantith, deyn~x00fe~ed

being esteemed; ben in , to be held in esteem, be prized; (c) a pleasurable thing, a luxury; (d) fine food or drink, a delicacy, tidbit; also fig. ?a1440 Chaucer CT.Fkl. Paris angl.39 F.1003 Daynteth [Heng: What deyntee sholde a

• delicaci(e, delicasi(e, delecasie, delicasẹ, diligatsie, delicasise

And maketh me ful Of delicase, That to Eten ne drinken have I non lust. (a) Pleasure, gratification; (b) fine food, a delicacy. (c1375) Chaucer CT.Mk. Manly-Rickert B.3669 He Rome brende for his delicacie [vrr. delicasie, diligatsye, delyght]. a1450(c1410) Lovel.

• dighting, dichting, dihtun~x0021d~

something, making ready, repairing, furbishing; also fig. ; (b) adorning, arraying; (c) preparing of food or drink; (d) treating a patient; (e) ruling, management; (f) making; (g) sexual intercourse. c1350 MPPsalter Add 17376 88.14 Ryȝtfulnes and iugement ben þe diȝteyng

• disgisẹ, de-, des-, -guise, -gisi, -gesie

conventional or simple style; strange in fashion, newfangled, showy, ostentatious; (b) of a hall: strangely or richly ornamented; of a food: elaborately prepared; (c) of words: ?altered as to meaning. (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars. Manly-Rickert I.417 Nat oonly the cost of

• almerie, almarie, -ory, almry, awmerie, almere, almare, armarie

& ML almarium (L armarium ). A place for storing or safekeeping: (a) a pantry or butlery; a safe for food; also said of the stomach [quot. a1398]; (b) a closet or wardrobe; (c) a cabinet, chest, or strongbox, as

• drenchinge

oþir by likinge of fleisch oþir loue of wordliche catel. (a) The administering of medicinal potions; (b) the swallowing of food or drink. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 119a/a Þe inner vertue is þanne feble and I made more feble

• paneter(e, panter(e, panitrere, pantre, paneti(e)r, peneter(e

An officer in charge of a pantry, esp. of dispensing bread; an officer of the royal court in charge of food supplies; also, a baker; kirf of paneteres , a group of pantry-keepers; (b) as surname. c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A Clg A.11