Middle English Dictionary Entry
sirupen v.
Entry Info
Forms | sirupen v. |
Etymology | ML syrupāre; also cp. ME sirup n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To combine (ingredients) so as to create a thick liquid or syrup, used medicinally.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)166b/b : Exemple of decoccioun þat þe vertue be giffen in Colature is in sirupez & oilez and infusionez..Afterward þai ar siruped [Ch.(2): ben made in syrupe; L sirupantur] & oiled and clisteried & gargarized & embroked.