Middle English Dictionary Entry
papelote n.
Entry Info
| Forms | papelote n. Also papilot, paplote, paplette. |
| Etymology | From pap n. & -e)lot, -ilot, vars. of -e)let suf. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A mess of porridge; also, a poultice made of porridge; (b) a porringer.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)10.75 : Poure folke..Charged with children..That þei spynnynge may spare, spenen hit..in mylk and in mele to make with papelotes, To a-glotye with here gurles þat greden after fode.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)96 : Take rye mele and rennynge water of a brooke and make papelotes [vr. paste] ryȝt þikke & sprede hem on a cloute..and ley on þe sore heuede.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)601/46 : Peraptum: Papelotes.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)92a : Paplettes: papatum.
- 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)268 : Paplote: papatum.
b
- (1421) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.90 : Scomers [and..small basins and..146] papilotts.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1525 Dc.54 Artist.Recipes (Dc 54) 265/9 : Put yt yn a horne, and put glayr therto tyll hit be thyn the papelettys, and then set yt up yn a moyst place.
Note: Glossary: "papelettys n. 'porridge'."
Note: New spelling.