Middle English Dictionary Entry
nisebē̆k n.
Entry Info
| Forms | nisebē̆k n. Also nese-. |
| Etymology | ?Cp. EMnE nicebecetur; ?cp. neshe adj. & bāke(n ppl. or bẹ̄ken v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cook. A dish made with sorrel and flour.
Associated quotations
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)p.77 : Nysebek: Take þe þridde part of sowre Dokkes and flour þerto, & bete it togeder tyl it be as towh as eny lyme, cast þerto salt & do it in a disshe holke in þe bothom, and let it out wiþ þy fingur, queynchche in a chowfer wiþ oile, & frye it wel; and whan it is ynowȝ, take it out and cast þerto sugur.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)45 : Nese Bekys: Take Fygys..þan take Fyssche Samoun & goode Freyssche Elys..& make fayre cakes ryth þinne..& Frye hem wyl in Oyle.