Middle English Dictionary Entry
rō̆stelen v.
Entry Info
Forms | rō̆stelen v. Also rostlin, rostolone; p.ppl. rostilid. |
Etymology | ?OF(1482) rostilier to grill (FEW 16.684b); ?also cp. OE gerōstian & ME -el- suf.(3). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To scorch, singe.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)378 : Rostylyd [Hrl 221: Rostyd], sumwat brente: vstillatus.
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)387 : Rostolone [Hrl 221: Roostone; KC: rostelyn; Phil: rostlyn]: Rustulo, vstulo.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1425 Leg.Cross BC(2) (Pep 2125)34 : Vpon þat welle he saw stande a gret tre ful of bowes, bute þe tre was al rostled [F decorce; L cortice] and bar no leues .. for þe same cause þat þe stappes of his ffader and moder were rostled [F fletriz] and dryed.
Note: Additional quote, ?modify sense. Second instance in this quot. is presumably 'singed, scorched'; but if the first instance follows its source, it should mean something like 'devoid of bark, ?bare and dry.'