Middle English Dictionary Entry
lorei n.
Entry Info
| Forms | lorei n. Also lorre, lori(e. |
| Etymology | ?Cp. OF loirre & ME lūre n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cook. Any of several dishes similar to a puree or gelatin; leche ~ [see leche n. (2) (c)].
Associated quotations
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)25 : Lorey de Boolas. Take Bolas, & seþe hem a lytil, & draw hem þorw a straynoure, & caste hem in a broþe; & do þer-to Brede y-gratyd, [etc.].
- a1500 Herkyn to my tale (Adv 19.3.1)p.81 : Ther was pestells in porres, and laduls in lorres.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)740/36 : De speciebus liguminis..potage..poray..hoc lattum: lorray.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 Chaucer CT.Th.(Hrl 7333)B.2043 : Spilid lorye [Heng: They fette hym first swete wyn And Mede eek in a Maselyn And real Spicerye Of gyngebred].
Note: Cp. spicerie n. 2..--per REL