Middle English Dictionary Entry
pā̆sten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | pā̆sten v. |
| Etymology | From pā̆ste n.; cp. L pistāre & ML pastillātus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To make a paste of (a dry ingredient) by adding liquid to it; (b) to bake (sth.) in pastry.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)185a/a : Pouder hem and paste hem wiþ water of rosen.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)186b/b : Make sotile pouder of hem and paste hem wiþ vineger and make ane emplaister.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)634/18 : Powdre ham and paste [L pistentur] ham wiþ water of roses.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)637/28 : Þe akþe of þe ȝerde is lissed with þe cromme of brede pastede [*Ch.(1): stamped; L pistata] with þe whites of ayren and oyle of chesbolle.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)30b/b : Roste metez be more profitable to hym þan soden & pasted [Ch.(2): baken; L pastilatis].