• pitaunce, pitans, pietaunce, petaunce, petauns

allowance of food so provided; motoun (pork) , an allowance of mutton (pork) due each member of a religious house on specific occasions; (b) a charitable gift of food or money, alms; (c) a small portion of food and drink,

• popeler(e, poplere, poplar, papler, poplerd

poplus (?read: poplor ) & AF popelle . (a) The European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia); also, the spoonbill used for food; (b) a representation of the spoonbill in embroidery or weaving. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 408 Popelere [Win: poplere], byrd: Populus.

• assaiour, -er

officer of the Crown]; kinges ; (b) an official or servant who tastes food before serving; (c) investigator, student. (1423) RParl. 4.257b That the Kynges Assaiour, whiche is ane indeferent persone betwyxe the Maister of the Mynte and the Marchant,

• liverẹsoun, liverisoun, liversoun, livreisun

, livrison . (a) Deliverance, freedom, redemption; dai of , Judgment Day; (b) an allowance of food and drink, provisions; ?also, all of one's living expenses. a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom. Lamb 487 85 In þe deie of liureisun, hwense god almihtin wule

• mesur(e)li, mesurlẹ

oure fless to fede. a1475 Liber Cocorum Sln 1986 p.14 Loke þat hit be not to þyn..saltid mesurle. a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr. Lamb 501 67/5 If he vse hem [food and drink] attemperally and mesurly, he shal fynde helpe of lyf.

• mete-corn, -coren, met-korn

n. (1) & corn . An allowance of grain as food for servants. (1264-5) Doc.Manor in MP 34 51 Metecoren. (a1300) Cust.Rent in OSSLH 2 27 Metecorn. (1320) RParl. 1.367a Stipendia & metecorn, ac cetera debita servientum in Monasterio predicto,

• goutous, gotous, guttus

& ML guttosus . (a) Of a person: afflicted with the gout; (b) of food: inducing the gout; metes. c1425 To God Hnt p.196 In hys contree was a quene, Gowtus and croket. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 206 Gotows mann

• hunger-bed-rip(e

a day's reaping performed by the tenant, his lord supplying the tenant's food on that day. a1307(c1280) Cust.Battle Abbey in Camd.n.s.41 54 Ad quartam precariam, quod vocatur Hungerbedrip, quilibet de tenentibus domini..inveniet j hominem ad metendum et habebunt semel in

• nẹd-bed-ripe, nid-

of manorial service, in autumn, at which the lord of the manor provided food for the tenants; reaping service. (c1280) Cust.Battle Abbey in Camd.n.s.41 75 Item, quilibet habebit ad iijes precarias in autumpno quae vocantur Nedbedrypes, per tres dies quolibet

• norishaunt, noreshaunt, norshant, norishande, nurishand

, ppl. of norris & norisand , ppl. of ME norishen . Of food or drink: nourishing, nutritious; of rain: providing nutrients. a1400 Lanfranc Ashm 1396 76/14 Whanne þou art siker from apostyme & swellinge, it is good to ȝeue

• pulment, polment

polment & L pulmentum . A thick vegetable soup; also, food [quot.: a1425]. a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex. Corp-C 444 1490 Iacob an time him seð a mete, ðat man callen lentil gete, And esau fro felde cam, Sag ðis pulment, hunger

• puls, pols

L puls . (a) Coll. The seeds of any leguminous plant, used as food; corn ; (b) coll. leguminous plants; (c) a species of leguminous plant. (1297) Doc. in Rogers Hist.Agric.2 174 Polscorn. (1355-6) Acc.Abingdon in Camd.n.s.51 6 De j

• puture

, putura . Originally an allotment of food paid by inhabitants of the forest to the forester for maintenance of himself and his attendants, dogs, and horses; later converted to a money payment; also, the right to claim such payment.

• quaten, quatte, quotes, whotes

MnE dial. quat , quot . (a) To lie or crouch in hiding; (b) ?to satisfy (a hawk) with food; ?calm (a hawk); (c) of the sea: to subside. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 19 An olde deer..makeþ a ruse

• raspen, rospen

(sth.), scrape, scrape away; togeder , scrape (sth.) together, collect; and raken , scratch and scrape away (food supplies), diminish, deplete. a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex. Corp-C 444 2132 Al ðat ðise first vii [years of plenty] maken Sulen ðis oðere vii

• arinen, aran, arinede

ahran . (a) To touch (sth.); also, to partake of (food); (b) to lay hands on (sth.), attack. a1225(OE) Lamb.Hom.VA Lamb 487 115 He scal..er meltiman metes ne arinan. c1225 St.Marg.(1) Roy 17.A.27 49/11 Com þe culure & aran hire

• arraiing

getting (sth.) ready, getting ready for (sth.); preparation of food, cooking; (b) management; (c) adorning, decoration. ?c1425 Chauliac(2) Paris angl.25 9a/a The 4 chapitle is..of þe wasching & arrayeng [L preparatione] of tutye & of alle metalles. (c1450) Capgr. St.Aug.

• jonket, joncat, joncket, junket, juncad

?ML juncata (a) A basket made of rushes; (b) some kind of food; prob. made of sour milk or cream with flavoring; (c) a banquet, feast. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Ex.2.3 Whenn he miȝte hyde hym no lenger, he toke

• keu, ceu, ku, cu, kou, ko, co

queu , keu , cu , cou . A cook; one who prepares and sells cooked food; also, as surname. (1208) Assize R.Yks. in YASRS 44 26 Walt. Keu. (1246) in Fransson Surn. 64 Hugh le Kew. (1270) Doc. in

• leching, lesing

v. (1). (a) A strip or slice of food; (b) knif , a knife used in slicing. a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) Hrl 279 15 Kytte hem y lyke lechyngys. (1362) Invent.Monk-Wear. in Sur.Soc.29 158 Item, in pistrina..j dressigknyf, j lechingknyf. (1396) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)