Middle English Dictionary Entry
spīnẹ̄ n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | spīnẹ̄ n.(2) Also spineie. |
| Etymology | From OF espinee cluster of thorns; cp. AF espinei, var. of OF espinoi thorn thicket. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cook. A sweet dish made with hawthorn flowers.
Associated quotations
- 1381 Dc.257 Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)71.46/1 : For to make spine: Nym þe flowrys of þe haw þhorn clene gaderyd..& aly yt wyþ amydoun, [etc.].
- c1400 Sln.468 Cook.Recipes (Sln 468)90.31/1 : To make a spynee, þat is, a thorne: Tak blosmes of þe hawþorn & blosmes of þe swete appeltre, [etc.].
- a1425(a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)110.58/1 : Spynee: Take and make gode thik almaund mylke as to fore, and do þerin flour of hawthorn, & make it as a rose.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)20 : Spyneye: Take þe Flowþerys of Hawthorun.