Middle English Dictionary Entry
renǧe n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | renǧe n.(1) Also reinge. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. range (Scot. reenge, Dor. renge); ?cp. ME rẹ̄ing ger. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A kind of sieve, esp. one for sifting grain or meal.
Associated quotations
- (?1362) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100566 : Pro uno reynge emp. pro pistrina, 18 d.
- (1381) Doc.in Morsbach Origurk.4 : Jtem, a melsuue and a renge and iv ouþer siues and a Riddern.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)38 : Þerow a crees bunte syfte hem, & for defaute of a bonte, take a Renge.