Middle English Dictionary Entry
crevī̆se n. singular & plural
Entry Info
Forms | crevī̆se n. singular & plural Also creve(i)s. Pl. crevesses. |
Etymology | OF crevice, var. of escrevice. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A European crawfish (Astacus fluviatilis); ?also a lobster; (b) ~ douce, ~ deu (de eu) douce, ~ of douce, a freshwater crawfish.
Associated quotations
a
- (1311-2) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.999 : In sperling', crevis, lopisters, et pisc. aque dulcis, 4 s. 10 d.
- (1345-6) Sacrist R.Ely 2129 : In creuis empt. pro pitancia Conuentus.
- (1393) Acc.Exped.Der.in Camd.n.s.52215/20 : Item, pro pikerell et creuez, j duc. lxviij s.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)11b/a : Cancer: a creveys or a crabbe.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)41/17 : Þei grew to þe liknes of þe womb of a fissh þat is seid creuyse or lopster.
- ?c1425 Arun.Cook.Recipes (Arun 334)449 : At the thridde cours..gurnade and crabbes and crevyse.
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.Cock (Hrl 2255)129 : I sauh a krevys with his klawes longe.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)49 : Take þenne haddok, Creuez, Perchys.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3864 : Þan comes þare-out creuesses, of manykins hewis.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)602 : Crevise, þus wise ye must them dight.
- a1500 PParv.(KC 8)102 : Creveys, fysshe: Polipus.
b
- c1450 Brut-1431(1) (Eg 650)447/30 : Porpas rosted. Munse fryed. Crevis douse.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)618 : Of Crevis dewe douz, Cut his bely a-way, þe fische in A dische..lay, with vineger & powdur þer vppon.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)848 : Crevez dew douz and breme de mere.
- c1475 Gregory's Chron.(Eg 1995)141 : Meneuse fryde, crevys of douce [vr. de ewe douce], datys.