Middle English Dictionary Entry
mīes n. plural
Entry Info
| Forms | mīes n. plural Also mise(s. |
| Etymology | OF mïes, pl. of mie a crumb. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Bread crumbs.
Associated quotations
- c1400 Femina (Trin-C B.14.40)p.78 : De coteal trenchez sez biseaux De quyler mangnoms ceux meaux: Wyþ knyff kerue ȝe þs crommez; To gydere ete we þs myez.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)339 : Myse or mysys: Mice.
- ?c1450 Iff a man (Add 17866)981 : Plantayne & pulyall shal wel be grounde wt myes of whit brede.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.54ra (2.7) : He dede his wif make him a coppe ful of myes, of half a quart, for al metes him wlatede saue myes alone.
Note: Additional quot. Editor's gloss: 'a dish made with bread crumbs'.