Middle English Dictionary Entry
grēsinge ger.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | grēsinge ger.(1) |
| Etymology | From grēsen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Annointing, lubricating.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)210 : Gresynge, or anoyntynge: Saginacio.
- (1446) Acc.Yatton in Som.RS 483 : It. payd to Jon Sloo for gresyng of the bell, xx d.
- (1457) Lin.DDoc.92 : Item, quod extrema vnctio..minime proficit ad salutem, sed quod humana corpora per huiusmodi linicionem, anglice Gresyng, sordidora..sunt effecta.