Middle English Dictionary Entry
crimen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | crimen v. Also crẹ̄men & crǒumen, crum(m)en. Ppl. icrẹ̄med, crǒmed, i)crummed. |
| Etymology | OE gecrymman & cruma n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. crǒme.
1.
(a) To crumble (sth.); (b) ~ on, to crumble (egg yolks) and sprinkle on (sth.); ~ in, ~ to, crumble (sth.) into (a liquid).
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 Med.Bk.(2) (Roy 17.A.3)130 fn. : Crummyd [vrr. ycrummed, myed, y-grated].
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)106 : Crumm' [Win: Crummyn] brede, or oþer lyke: Mico.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)55 : Take Clowys, Maces..& melle yt with cromyd Marow.
- c1450 Burg.Practica (Rwl D.251)207/13 : Take wyȝte brede and tost yt well and creme yt smale.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)194 : She bar mete croumed up on parchemyn.
- ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.(Hlk 674)30 : Then tak dates small mynced and yolks cromyd.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)31a : To Crume, ubi to my.
b
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)35 : Take hard ȝolkys of Eyron & kreme þeron, or ellys grated brede..take hard ȝolkys of Eyroun, & kryme a gode quantyte þer-to, tyl it be styf.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)40 : A fewe ȝolkys of hard Eyroun y-kremyd þer-on.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)232 : Tak swete cow mylke & sowrewetenbred, & crowme hyt in þe mylke.