• bord-lond, -land, -lant, borla(u)nd

held by a cottager under the feudal system; ?land held by the lord of the manor to produce food for his table [Bracton]. a1300-a1400(a1268) Bracton De Leg. Woodbine 3.272 Est autem dominicum quod quis habet ad mensam suam et proprie,

• companage, compernage

OF & ML Any article of food except breadstuff and meat. (1255) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1 462 Apud Rameseiam habebunt panem et cervisiam et companagium. a1307(c1280) Cust.Battle Abbey in Camd.n.s.41 51 Nec habebunt companagium vel panem, set habebunt v bidentes.

• enfaminen, -ien, enfamenen, enfamined, enfammed

-ien v. Also enfamenen . Ppl. enfamined , enfammed . OF enfaminer . (a) To deprive (someone) of food, or of food and drink; to make (someone) die of hunger; fig. to starve (the soul); (b) to be starving, to

• liveneth, livenath, livenat, livenothe, lifnoth

livenat , livenothe , lifnoth . ?ON ; cp. OI lifnaðr conduct of life. (a) Provision of food, subsistence, victuals; (b) spiritual food. a1225 Lamb.Hom.Pater N. Lamb 487 63/147 Gif us to dei ure deies bred..Gif us ure liuenað, and

• rabet, rab(b)ette

rabbit; nest of rabetes , a brood of rabbits; (b) a rabbit as an article of food; rabetes soukere , a sucking rabbit as food. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 291b/b Conynges..bringen forþ many rabettes & multiplien ful swiþe. (1440)

• indigest(e, indegest

indigest(e adj. Also indegest . L & OF (a) Of food: undigested; (b) not suitable for digestion; superfluite , an amount of food more than necessary for digestion; (c) of substances: crude, immature; fig. of persons: callow; (d) of pathological

• spicen, spiced(e, spisid, spilid

. From spice n.(1).; cp. AF espece spiced. (a) To prepare or flavor (food) with spices; fig. impart sweetness to (sth.); (b) ppl. spiced , of food, wine, etc.: flavored with spices; of a corpse: prepared with spices, embalmed; wel

• whit-mete, wittemet

n. Also wittemet . From whit adj. & mete n.(1). (a) A dairy food or product (milk, cheese, butter, etc., including eggs);-also coll.; (b) a dish or food prepared in such a way as to be whitish in appearance. a1425

• exhibicioun

OF Sustenance, means of support; food. (1442-3) Grocer Lond. Kingdon 272/20 For the exibicioun of our preest. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 7.259 Havynge but a litelle summe assignede to his exhibicion. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 3.199 Pictagoras..compellede as by necessite

• faste(n, feste(n, vaste(n, veste(n

. OE faesten , & ON fasta (the early n -less forms). (a) Voluntary abstinence from food and drink or from certain kinds of food, for spiritual or religious discipline; an act of such abstinence; (b) a period set aside

• flesh-mete

to fish, vegetables, and other food). a1131 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.1131 Þaer aefter swulten þa henne fugeles þa scyrte ða flesc mete & se ceose & se butere. c1400 Bible SNT(1) Selw 108 L.1 prol.15/20 Of fleschmetes he forbede hem

• deintẹli, deintele, dainteli, deintili, daynttehely

in an elegant manner, courteously, skillfully; also, in elegant apparel or surroundings, beautifully arranged; (b) with fine food, sumptuously. c1390 Vrn.Mir.Virg. Vrn 59 He bar þat Relyk þorw al þe toun, fful deyntely diht vppon a spere. a1400 Cursor Trin-C

• delicious(i)tẹ, diliciousite, delicissite

. Form of Pecock quot. influenced by delices pl. (a) Delightfulness; (b) of food: deliciousness. (c1449) Pecock Repr. Cmb Kk.4.26 255 Men weren woned forto speke and write her wordis not oonli in treuthe, but also..in sum gaynes and bewte

• devouringe

being devoured; voraciousness; (b) consuming (of food); (c) corroding; (d) wasting. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 159a/b Fisshes..biten oþer with vnresonable swolowyng & deuouryng. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 288b/b Hiena is a cruel beste liche to þe wolf in

• dogge-drave, dog-drave, -draf(f, -drawght, -draes

, & see drave `annual herring fishery' in Craigie DOST . (a) Some kind of deep-sea food fish [see Sur.Soc.6 p.ccccxxvi]; (b)?a fishing expedition to the Dogger Banks or by doggers. (1278) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.100 484 In..Doggedraves empt. apud Hertilpol,

• dogger

A broad-bowed, two-masted fishing vessel; (b) fish , a kind of food fish caught by such vessels or on the Dogger Bank; (c) man , a man who fishes from a dogger or on the Dogger Bank. (1347) Close R.Edw.III

• dressour, dressur(e, dressor, dresser

. OF dreceur(e (a) A table for preparing food; a sideboard; (b) bord ; knif . (?1393) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 184 j parvum dressor de fraxino. (1423-4) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E. 180/1248 j cloth to þe dressour. (1440) PParv. Hrl

• dreue

?a1475 Ludus C. Vsp D.8 32/121 To god euer more sum loue to shewe Off whom we haue oure dayly food, and ellys we had but lytyl drewe. ?a1475 Ludus C. Vsp D.8 377/124 Goddys men ȝe lovyd but fewe,

• es, hes

OE aes , cp. etan . Food; carrion. (1340) Ayenb. Arun 57 55 To verliche yerne to þe mete ase deþ þe hond to þe hes. c1450 Trin-C.LEDict. Trin-C O.5.4 579 Edia: Ese. Bait, lure [cp. EDD easse & AE

• pamperen, pampren

WFlem. pamperen . To indulge (flesh, belly, oneself), esp. with food. c1390 Sayings St.Bern. Vrn 74 Þi flesch, þi furste fo..þou pamprest and seruest. (c1443) Pecock Rule Mrg M 519 270 Strengþe falliþ..in case þat a man..wole pampre him silf