wyrt-drenc, m.n: a herb-drink, potion made from herbs. (WURT-drenk)
Category Archives: food + drink
smeoru-mangestre
smeoru-mangestre, f.n: a butter-woman, woman who deals in butter and cheese. (SMAY-oh-ruh-MAHN-yez-treh)
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Marginalia in a bible. Northeast France, last quarter of the 13th century. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.969, f. 253r. [ica.themorgan.org]
strēaw-berige
strēaw-berige, f.n: a strawberry (plant or fruit). (STRAY-aw-BAIR-ee-yeh)
Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus. Southern Netherlands (Meuse Valley), 3rd quarter of the 12th century. London, British Library, Harley MS 1585, f. 30r. [bl.uk]
sufel
sufel, n.n: anything (meat, fish, vegetables) eaten with bread. (SUH-vell)
In Pembrokeshire ‘sowl’ is anything used to flavour bread, such as butter or cheese.
Livre du roi Modus et de la reine Ratio. France (Paris), 14th century. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des manuscrits, Français 22545, f. 72. [commons.wikimedia.org]
lēac-tric
lēac-tric, m.n: a lettuce. (LAY-ock-tritch)
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Tacuinum Sanitatis of Rouen, early 15th century. Rouen nouvelles bibliothèques. [bibliodyssey.blogspot.com]
milisc …and Wordhord Wednesday #100!
milisc, adj: honeyed, sweet, mellow, (of drink) mulled. (MILL-ish)
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gār-lēac
gār-lēac, n.n: garlic (lit. spear-leek). (GAR-LAY-ock)
mete-awul
mete-awul, m.n: a meat-hook, flesh-hook (a culinary tool used to retrieve large chunks of meat from cooking pots). (MEH-teh-AH-wul)
Anglo-Saxon iron flesh-hook. Northumbria (England), 9th-10th century. British Museum 1995,0901.20. [britishmuseum.org]
enelēac
enelēac, n.n: an onion. (EH-neh-LAY-ock)
Tacuinum Sanitatis, a health handbook from c. 1400, based on an 11th-century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333, f. 22v. [gallica.bnf.fr] (Thanks to Hilmi Anaç for identifying!)
wyrt-mete
wyrt-mete, m.n: vegetable food, food consisting of herbs. (WURT-meh-teh)
Franciscan Bréviaire. Northern Italy (Milan), c. 1430. Chambéry, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0004, f. 455r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
