Middle English Dictionary Entry
mashen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | mashen v. Also meshe, meisse. |
| Etymology | ?OE *māscan, *mǣscan, from *māsc, *māx. Cp. G maischen & ME mash-fat. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To brew (ale, beer); mix malt and hot water to form wort; (b) to reduce (sb.) to a pulp, beat into a mash.
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)328 : Maschyn, yn brewynge [Win: or brevyn]: Misceo.
b
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)84 : Ac þu þretest to mine fleshe; Mid þine cliures woldest me meshe [Jes-O: meysse].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)204 : Put þerinne ij li. of horhowne, & apound of fayre lard of aswyne, & þen agret onyon ymesed.
- ?a1500 Henslow Recipes (Henslow)65/14 : Stampe comyn and put þer-to, and a porcion of liche-bane and a litel mastik and piche and mesc to-gedres.
Note: Modify sense (b) to '(sb. or sth.)'.