Middle English Dictionary Entry
gader n.
Entry Info
| Forms | gader n. Also gadre. |
| Etymology | From gaderen . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The pluck (heart, liver, and lungs) of an animal used for food; also, the pluck of a human being.
Associated quotations
- (1423-4) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.179/1226 : Item, for calves gadres x d.
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)22097 : He tok of her þat him þoght beste And þe remelande fra him he keste, Þat he of her might gader haf.
- (1449) in NQ ser.10.2467 : A calvis hede and a calvys gadyr with bread and ale..for..refreshing of the ministers of the choir.
- a1525(?1474) Cov.Leet Bk.398 : Þe hede, the gadir, the offall and the fete.