Middle English Dictionary Entry
misten v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | misten v.(2) |
| Etymology | ML mixtāre; cp. ML mixtum, mistum & OF miste. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To eat (sth.) for a snack or light meal.
Associated quotations
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)26/14 : Þa þat serue o kichin sal miste bi-fore þe mikil mete, bred, butter, þat tay may serue wid-vten gruching.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)27/27 : Sho þat sal rede sal miste [L accipiat mixtum] ay litil, be-fore sho rede, þat sho ne be not ouir-mikil engreuid.