Middle English Dictionary Entry
grist n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | grist n.(1) Also grest. |
| Etymology | OE |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The grain that is to be ground, grist; ~ croft, ?a small plot of land used for storing grain to be ground; (b) in sayings.
Associated quotations
a
- (1222) Domesday Bk.St.Paul in Camd.6976 : In eodem molendino curia canonicorum habet fore grist set dat molturam.
- a1325 Gloss.Bibbesw.(Cmb Gg.1.1)375 : Mes par le moudre [glossed: grist] devint farin.
- ?c1382 Survey Hatfield in Sur.Soc.3243 : Robertus Hopper ten. medietatem j tenem., quondam Simonis Hopper, voc. Grestcroft.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)136/2 : He gaf & grauntid..þe tolne of þe griste of his lordeship & howseholde of framton of all cornis.
b
- c1450 How mankinde dooþ (Lamb 853)504 : Þi mylle haþ grounde þi laste griste.
- c1450 Whanne marye was greet (Lamb 853)100 : Oon wolde riflee us at hame, And gadere þe flour out of oure gryst.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1252-61) Cust.Glastonbury in Som.RS 5224 : Pro j stanegrist, xij d. per annum.
Note: New cpd. for (a)
Note: Used under ston n. 6.(a) glossed as cpd. If OD & MED are right that ston-grist is the right to use a mill, than perh. the sense of grist needs to be expanded--per MJW.
- (1381) *Court R.Long Bennington : Grystesilver (milling fees).
Note: New cpd. for (a)