Middle English Dictionary Entry
līren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | līren v. Also liere. |
| Etymology | From līre , lier(e, vars. of līǒur(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To bind the edges of (a garment) with tape; (b) cook. to thicken (a dish).
Associated quotations
a
- (1423) Will York in Sur.Soc.4573 : j mantill cum capicio de veridi, lyred.
b
- ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.(Hlk 674)115 : Tak wyn or venygere and pepper, and grind it with the hennes fleshe, and liere it with yolks of egges.