Middle English Dictionary Entry
gīling ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | gīling ger. |
| Etymology | MDu. ghijlen to ferment, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. gīle n.(2).
1.
Fermenting: (a) ~ fat, ~ mele, ~ tubbe, a vat or tub for fermenting wort; (b) ~ hous, a room in which wort is fermented.
Associated quotations
a
- (1408) Invent.Jarrow in Sur.Soc.2981 : In brasina, j mashfat, ij vasa plumbea, iiij gylefattis..j gylyngmele.
- (1409) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.29190 : iij gilingfath.
- (1420) *Invent.in Lincoln Chapt.Acc.Bk.A.2.30 [OD col.]lf.69 : 2 gilyng tubbes.
- (1425) Paston (EETS)1.20 (11/24) : j gilyngfat.
b
- (1411) Doc.Finchale in Sur.Soc.6p.clvii : In le gylnghous.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Cp. yeling ger., which appears to be the same word.