• ifermien, gefeormige

ifermien v. Also gefeormige . OE gefeormian ?To give entertainment, provide food. a1121 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.852 Wulfred scolde..ane naeht ge-feormige.

• refet

refet n. ?From refet , p.ppl. of refeten v. ?Food, a meal. a1500 PParv. KC 8 427 Refet of fisshe [Hrl 221: Refeccyon]: Refectio, refectura.

• soddes

soddes n.pl. From sod(de , p.ppl. of sẹthen v.(1). Bits of cooked food. a1450 PPl.B Cmb Dd.1.17 14.245 Soddes [vr. soddis; Ld: pouerte hath but pokes to putten in his godis].

• underfẹden

underfẹden v. From fẹden v. To partake of food and drink sparingly or surreptitiously. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 63b/a Succibo: vnderfede [StJ-C: Vnder fedyn; Hrl 2257: latenter vel parum cibare].

• eteth

eteth n. From et eating, food; with suff. as in OE hunt-oþ hunting, game. Eating; food. c1150(?OE) PDidax. Hrl 6258b 31/17 Þur mycele aeteþ and drincas þaet yfel hym on innan wyxt and rixað swa swyþe, þaet hym naeþer ne

• porthien-keis

porthien-keis n. Wel. ; cp. porthi to feed, porthiant food & cais , keys a sergeant of the peace. The food accorded an official by right of his office. (1302-3) Acc.Chester in LCRS 59 19 [Of the bedells of the

• rauhede

rauhede n. From rau(e adj. Indigestion or incomplete digestion of food; of blod , ?blood formed after insufficient digestion of food. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 424 Rawnesse, or rawhede: Cruditas. a1450 Treat.Horses Sln 2584 87/51 Loke þat þou he warre

• refresher

n. From refreshen v. A provider of food or other relief; of oure fode , an epithet for the Virgin Mary. c1450(a1449) Lydg. Ballade ROL Sln 1212 45 Vinarye envermailyd, refrescher of oure food, Lycour aȝens all langour..wrappe us undyr

• sos

sos n. Prob. imitative; cp. MnE dial. soss n., v., & interj. A mess of food for dogs; also, a sloppy mess of food. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 465 Sos, howysmete [Win: Soos, howndis mete]: Cantabrum. 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl. Hnt

• vitaillement

vitaillement n. OF The providing of food and drink or other necessities of life for soldiers, or the supplies of such food, drink, etc. (1453) RParl. 5.235b For the suerte and saufgarde of the Towene and Castell of Cales with

• famplen

Cp. MnE dial. fambling eating without an appetite. To stuff food (into a baby's mouth). a1250 HMaid. Tit D.18 563 Hu muchel ha schule at eanes in his [a child's] muð famplen [vr. famplin], nowðer to muchel ne to lutel.

• fọd-red

fọd-red n. Cp. OE raed advice, plan. A device for getting food [here a spider's web]. a1300(a1250) Bestiary Arun 292 361 Ðe spinnere on hire [webbe] swid[e] ge weveð, festeð atte hus rof hire fodredes.

• forglotten, -glutten

. Cp. OF glotir , gloutir . To devour (food) gluttonously; fig. to consume (one's wealth) selfishly. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 12.66 Þese wrecches..Ne parteþ with þe poure..Bote in gayenesse and in glotenye forglotten [vrr. forglutten, forglwten] here goodes.

• overlusti

overlusti adj. From lusti adj. Of food and drink: too delicious, too enjoyable. a1500 St.Brendan Conf. Lamb 541 18/318 Manye tymes haue I mys-tastid ouer-lusty mete and drinke, and moore take it for lust þan for nede of bodily sustenaunce.

• lopin

Pl. Morsels, bits of food. c1450 Pilgr.LM Cmb Ff.5.30 156 Castrimargye..is..plounginge and drenchinge of morselles..Alle goode lopyns [F lopins] j plounge and drenche. c1450 Pilgr.LM Cmb Ff.5.30 157 Passage of sweete morselles that with lopyns it [my appetite] were wel

• mange moleine

Cp. OF mangier food. 2nd element may be personal name. Cook. A dish of almonds, chicken, and rice. a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) Hrl 279 36 Mange Moleynne. Take Almaundys, an blaunche hem..þan take brawn of a Capoun, an hew it smalle..an lye

• metels, meteles

metels n.(1) Also meteles . From mete n. (1) & -els suf. Food for a workman. (1457) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 10 20 Payde for ye repeyr of ye hows..unto a tyler for ij dayes, meteles & drynkeles, x d.

• abribe~x00fe~, abribed

on abeggeþ , -ed . Obtaining food without working; begging, thievery; gon , to go vagabonding. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 9.246 He shal haue defaute, And gon abrybeþ [vrr. abribed, abribid] and beggen, and no man bete hus hunger.

• gumbalde

gumbalde n. ?Cp. OF grumel A tasty food; ?a choice piece of beef. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 187 Tartes of Turky: taste wham þem lykys! Gumbaldes graythely, full gracious to taste, Seyne bowes of wylde bores with þe braune lechyde.

• overdeintẹ

deintẹ adj. Of food: excessively fine or expensive. c1450 Jacob's W. Sal 174 144/13 Þe iiij fote brede of wose in þis glotony is for to ete ouyr-deynte metys, for þei schaldo more cost at a mele þan xl men