• staf-ful

cp. Norw. stappfull . Full to the utmost; also, filled full of food, stuffed [2nd quot.]. c1400(?c1390) Gawain Nero A.10 494 Thaȝ hym wordez were wane when þay to sete wenten, Now ar þay stoken of sturne werk, staf-ful her

• suen, seuen

/ONF suwer . Of a hawk: to wipe (the beak) clean of food. a1450 Dur-CRO.Bk.Hawking Dur-CRO Roll D/X/76/7 24/57 Þen rewarde hir apon þe nek and þe hede to þe tyme scho haue sewyd hir beek and dryed hir. a1450

• thiggen, thig(ge, ~x00fe~icge, ~x00fe~ic~x0021d~(e)an, ~x00fe~ic~x0021d~e, ~x00fe~i~x0021d~e(an, ~x00fe~e~x0021d~e, dic~x0021d~(e)an, ~x00fe~icgene, ~x00fe~i~x0021d~~x00f0~, ~x00fe~icgden

& he hit syððan ðicge & he bið sonae hal. (a) To beg, ask for charity; beg for (food), get (one's food) by begging; bred , beg (one's) bread, live by begging; ppl. thiggande , begging; also, beggarly, needy [quot.

• shovelard, shovelerd, shevelard, sholarde, shulerde, shoveler(e, shovlere, shovelleure

replacing -aar and later itself replaced by ME -er(e suf.(1). The European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia); also, the spoonbill used for food. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 448 Schovelerd [Win: Scholarde; KC: schoveler], or popler, byrd: Populus. a1475 Herkyn to my tale

• trap(pe, trape, tarppe

trape , trappe cooking utensil. A vessel in which food is cooked; foil , a pastry shell; seu , the name of a dish in which a stew is encasseroled [cp. seu-pote , s.v. seu n.(1) (b)]. c1400 Form Cury

• udder, idder, uddres, uthers

The udder of an animal; also, the udder of an animal used as food [last quot.]. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944:Seymour 1157/19 Þe camele haþ foure tittes in þe tweye vddres [L mamillis] as þe cowe haþ. (a1398) Trev. Barth.

• unsẹte

sẹte adj. (a) Of food or drink: unwholesome, tainted; unpleasant, foul-tasting; (b) unbecoming, unsuitable; unattractive, repulsive; (c) bitter, terrible. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 4.11 Unsete mete þat he hadde i-ete was cause of his siknesse. c1390(c1350) NHom.(2) PSanct. Vrn

• blank-manger, blan-, blam-, bla(u)-, blo-, bla(nk)-mang

, blo- & bla(nk)-mang . OF blanc manger white food. A dish of chopped chicken or fish boiled with rice [see quots.]. 1381 Pegge Cook.Recipes Dc 257 p.95 For to make Blomanger. Nym rys..do thereto god almande mylk..nym the lyre

• wist(e, wisp, wich~x0021d~, quist, wistum

wist(e n. Also (in place names) wisp , wichȝ , quist ; pl. (early dat.) wistum . OE wist ; for sense (b), cp. OE hus-wist . (a) Provisions, esp. food;-also pl.; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem.

• bouche

of court , an allowance of food and drink granted by a king or nobleman to a member of his household or of the retinue of a guest [cp. OF bouche a court ]; out of , a money payment

• cọk, coke, cuke, cuike

(from L coquus , cocus ). (a) One who prepares and cooks food in a household, a cook; (b) one who prepares and sells cooked articles of food; cokes craft , the occupation of such a person. c1275(?a1200) Lay. Brut

• purveiing(e, purvienge, -vinge

maken , to prepare (to do sth.); (d) the act of procuring or providing necessities, as food, clothing, accommodations, etc.; mete , procuring of food; of god , divine providence; (e) the means with which to pay a vow; (f)

• seuer(e, ceuare, seuear, sewerer

asseur , asseuer ; cp. ME asseour n. An attendant who tasted, carved, or served his lord's food; of mouth , ?food taster. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 6.251 Olyver, cheef sewere [L praepositus] of þe kynges bord. (a1387) Trev.

• undefien, undefied(e, undefi~x0021d~et, undified, ondefiid

undified , ondefiid . From defien v.(2). (a) ?To impede or prevent the digestion of (food), cause to remain undigested; ppl. undefied , of food or drink: undigested; (b) ppl. undefied , of metal: undissolved; of blood, bodily fluids, or

• dressinge, drescinge, dressin, dirsinge

into wynnyng of her eende. In combs.: (a) bord, table , a table on which food is prepared; (b) knif , a knife for preparing food; (c) knif bord = bord . (1380) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh. 268 Dressyngburd. (1393) Acc.Exped.Der.

• tasting(e

food or drink; also fig.; also, the act of ingesting a small amount of food or drink, to insure that it is not poisoned, before it is served to persons of high rank [quot. a1475]; (d) a portion of

• festen, festeien, festien

festeien , festien . OF fest-er , -iier , -oier . (a) To entertain (someone) with food, drink, and amusement; provide amply with food; also, provide profusely (with property) [quot.: 1325]; (b) to participate or indulge in feasting, feast; also

• gloteri(e, gloterẹ, glotori(e, glotri(e, glotteri, gluteri(e, glutri(e, glutteri(e, gluttri(e, glaterie

, glutteri(e , gluttri(e & (error) glaterie . OF gloterie , glouterie . Intemperate or special appetite for food, or for food and drink; indulgence of this appetite; the vice of gluttony; an act of gluttony; surfeit from gluttony. (a1382)

• souping(e

souping(e ger.(1) (a) Liquid or soft food; -- usu. pl.; dai , a fasting day in a convent on which only such food may be eaten; (b) a sip or swallow; (c) the act of drinking or sipping; up (oute)

• tastour, tastoure, -ure, taster

(b) a domestic officer who tastes food to insure its wholesomeness or that it is not poisoned; also, an official who tastes ale to assess its quality; ale ; (c) one who partakes of food or drink; (d) fig. one