Middle English Dictionary Entry
rī̆ncen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | rī̆ncen v. Also rince, rinsen, rinshe, rense & (error) ryyntyn; p. rinsed, rineshed; ppl. rinsede, etc. & rineside. |
| Etymology | OF rincier, var. of räincier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. ranshen v.
1.
(a) To rinse (a container) by swirling and emptying; also, ppl. rinsede as adj.; (b) liturg. of a priest: to purify the chalice and fingers with water and/or wine after communion; (c) to rinse (laundry); clean (one's teeth) with a powder; sprinkle (one's hair), bedew; (d) to clear (land) by removal of crops; (e) ben rinsede, ?to be baptized or immersed; ?error for ben reioised (cp. rejoisen v.4.(d)); (f) in surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3375 : I sall..reche the þe riche wyne in rynsede coupes.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)24 : Rynsche þin dysshe alle a-bowte with-ynne with Sugre or oyle.
- a1500 Hal.Gloss.(Eg 829)7 : Recenta michi hunc ciphum: rynce this cuppe.
b
- a1400(?c1300) LFMass Bk.(Roy 17.B.17)575 : Loke pater-noster þou be sayande, I-whils þo preste is rynsande.
- a1450 Ordin.Nuns(2) (Vsp A.25)149/40 : Qwen þe prelete hase vsede & rineside, þan sal scho be howseld of hym.
c
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)434 : Ryyntyn [Win: Ryyncyn]: Rigo..lavaculo [Win adds: lauillo].
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)1182 : She toke the Shirte..And wesht it onys and ryneshed it so clene, That afterward was noo spotte on it seen.
- ?a1500 Henslow Recipes (Henslow)35/13 : Make þer-of poudre and rense þyn teyþ þer-wiþ a-morwe.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.1 : In Aquary Citherea the clere Rynsid hir tressis.
d
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.321 : Þe kynges oste at gesse in þe Est mad lardere..More & mede did rynce, wod & playn he brent.
e
- c1450 Treat.Perf.(Add 37790)255/17 : Tho..are my chosen sonnys, in whome I am gretly rensed and plesed [Vulg.Mat. 17.5: in quibus michi bene complacuit].
f
- (1240) Close R.Hen.III193 : Willelmus Rinsfet.