(a) Grain, usually barley, which has undergone the malting process; malt; barli ~, drege ~, ote ~, whete ~, [see barli, dragge n.(2), ote, whete]; (b) ?the malting process.

In cpds. & combs.: (a) ~ grinder (milnere), one who grinds malt; ?also, a maker of malt; ~ hedere, ? = next; ~ ledere, a transporter of malt; ~ makere, one who makes malt; ~ man, a maker or seller of malt; ~ market, a market at which malt is displayed for sale; ~ mongere, a buyer or seller of malt; (b) ~ bagge, a bag for malt; ~ bot, a boat used for carrying malt; ~ boude (worm), a malt weevil [?Calandria granaria]; ~ corn, grain, usually barley, from which malt is to be made; ~ dust, dust or refuse from grain in the malting process; mainly dried sprouts (comes) that fall from the grain; ~ flor, one of the floors on which malting grain is spread for germination, drying, curing, etc.; ~ gerner, a storeroom or storehouse for malt; ~ hous, a building for processing or storing malt; ?also, a brewhouse; ~ lond, land held on condition of the payment of an annual rent in malt, or a payment of money as commutation of this rent; ~ miln (quern), a mill for grinding malt; ~ sive, a sieve for cleaning malt or grain being malted; ~ skeppe, a basket for malt or malting grain; ~ shovele, a shovel for scooping the malt or grain; ~ spoute, a leather spout for malt in a brewhouse; (c) ~ gavel, ~ peni(es, ~ silver, a money payment in lieu of delivery of malt to the lord of the manor; also, a payment for the privilege of being allowed to make malt.