Middle English Dictionary Entry
frumentẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | frumentẹ̄ n. Also frumite, furmente, -ty, formenty, firmenty. |
| Etymology | OF frumentée, fourmentée; cp. ML frūmenticium. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Frumenty, a 'potage' made of boiled hulled grain mixed with milk (or almond milk) and sweetened; frumente potage; potage de ~.
Associated quotations
- 1381 Pegge Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)91 : For to make Furmenty. Nym clene Wete and bray it in a morter wel that the holys gon al of and seyt yt til it breste..nym fayre fresch broth and swete mylk of Almandys or swete mylk of kyne and temper yt al..messe yt forthe wyth fat venyson and fresh moton.
- 1381 Pegge Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)121 : For to make Formenty on a Fichssday.
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)56 : Furmente with Porpeys.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)76/15 : Norischaunt metis..as furmente [L triticum] soden.
- c1400 Femina (Trin-C B.14.40)82 : Affter vensoun wyþ furmente And after oþer diuersite.
- ?c1425 Arun.Cook.Recipes (Arun 334)425 : Potage de Frumenty.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)183 : Furmenty, potage: Frumenticium.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)58 : Venyson with furmente. Potage.
- c1450(c1353) Winner & W.(Add 31042)334 : Venyson with the frumentee.
- c1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(2) (Hrl 4016)105 : Firmenty with porpeys..Leche hit [porpeys] in faire peces and serue hit forth with firmanty.
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)6 : Fyrste, to speke of furmente, How hit is made in yche degre.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)391 : Whan ye þat venesoun so haue chekkid..In þe frumenty potage..convey hit.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)52a : Frumyte: frumentum.
- a1485 *Hrl.1735 Cook.Recipes (Hrl 1735)115 (f.17v) : Furmente: Tak whete & pike it fayre. Do it in a morter, stampe it a litel, & sprenkle it with water.