Middle English Dictionary Entry
lē̆chen v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | lē̆chen v.(1) Also leche, lesh(e; p.ppl. i)leched, i)leshed, lechet. |
| Etymology | From lē̆ch(e n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cut (food) in strips or slices, slice (meat, fruit, a jellied concoction, etc.).
Associated quotations
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)p.18 : Do þerto whyte grece þat he stewe þer inne..and do þerinne powdour fort and Safron, and loke þat it be yleesshed.
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)p.36 : Kerf it, leshe it in likenesse of a peskodde.
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)p.57 : Þenne take oynons and leshe hem on brede and do to the broth; þanne take pork and leshe it clene with a dressyng knyf.
- ?c1425 Arun.Cook.Recipes (Arun 334)447 : When hit is colde, gedur hit together, and leche hit in dysshes, and serve hit forthe.
- ?c1425 Arun.Cook.Recipes (Arun 334)459 : Then take braune lechet of twoe ynches length, and cast into the same pot.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)188 : Seyne bowes of wylde bores with þe braune lechyde.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)12 : Þan take Brawn an lesshe it, but nowt to þinne..þan leche it in pecys..take fayre Datys, an pyke owt þe stonys, an leche hem alle þinne.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)35 : Take gratyd Brede, & make it so chargeaunt þat it wol be y-lechyd..take when þou lechyst hyt an caste Box leves a-bouyn..make it so styf þat it wolle be lechyd.
- a1450 Terms Assoc.(1) (Rwl D.328)604 : A dere brokynge, Brawne lechyd, A gose reryd.
- c1450 Dc.55 Cook.Recipes (Dc 55)117 : Press the cruddes in feyre lenyn cloth, & lessh it.
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)p.13 : Styr hit wele..Tyl hit be gedered on crud harde; Leche hit, and rost hit afterwarde.
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)p.37 : Whenne hit is soþun, þou schalt hit leche.
- ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.(Hlk 674)29 : Then leshe out the crud and couche it in dishes.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1450 Ex-C.3521 Artist.Recipe (Ex-C 3521) 318/17 : Set hit to kele and when hit is cold leche hit to leches.
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