Middle English Dictionary Entry
rẹ̄ing ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | rẹ̄ing ger. Also rīing & (errors) reinig, reymg; pl. reines. |
| Etymology | Origin unknown. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A way of sifting grain; also, pl. the finer siftings produced by this method; ~ sive.
Associated quotations
- (1378-9) Doc.in Collect.Topogr.172 : Item, j reymgsife [read: reyingsife] empt., v d.
- (1400) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103603 : In 1 ridella et 1 reynigsise [read: reyingsife] empt., 2 s. 6 d.
- (1410) Will York in Sur.Soc.4549 : De xviij d. de j schakyngsiff, j tempse, j ryyngsiff, cum iiij rothers.
- (1425) *Indent.Elyngham (Add Charter 62408) : An hayre wyth scotelys, redels, & Ryingseuys.
- (1446) Will Durham in Sur.Soc.295 : Item, iij fattes minores, ij reyngsevez.
- (1452) Will York in Sur.Soc.45139 : J reyngseif et j buscell.
- ?a1500 Rec.Norwich 2316 : That alle maner bakeris baken..ij louys for a peny of bultell of reynes.