Middle English Dictionary Entry
lū̆ten v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | lū̆ten v.(2) Also lotte. |
| Etymology | L lutāre |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To cover (a vessel) with lute; (b) to stop up (an orifice), seal the mouth of (a pot); also, cement (one vessel with another).
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)351/18 : Loke þou haue a strong vessel maad of glas þat it mowe dure in þe fier..& do þerin þi poudre, & lute it wiþ good lute.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)141b/a : Suffumigacioun of acete of decoccioun of calament..camomille in a pot ycouered & luted [*Ch.(2): lutede, i. stoppede; L lutata].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)175a/a : Be þai puluered & put in a lembic of glas wele luted [L bene lutato], & distil with softe fire.
- a1475 Limn.Bks.(Brog 2.1)p.79 : To make aurum misticum: take a vyele of glas, and lute hit welle, or elles a longe erthyne potte.
b
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)176a/b : Medel hem wel to gidere and putte hem in distillatorie of glasse & lotte þe heued of þe glasse in a potte wiþ sonde.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)96/10 : Recipe a new erþe potte..tak anoþer erþen potte..putte ane holowe canel of yren þurȝ þe bothme of þe ouer potte into þe neþer potte..lute þe mouþez of boþe pottes with clay medled with horsdong.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 Trin-C.R.14.45 Recipes (Trin-C R.14.45) 126/26 : Take þe a phiole of glas and lute hit with potters erþe.
- a1525 BodEMus.52 Artist.Recipes (BodEMus 52) 189/18 : Put þem all togedere in a vessell of glase well lutede and sublyme yt.
Note: Additional quotes, sense (a).
Note: New form: ppl.