Middle English Dictionary Entry
spūmen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | spūmen v. Ppl. (error) spuniande. |
| Etymology | L spūmāre; also cp. OF espumer. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To foam, froth; ppl. spumande as adj.: foaming; (b) ppl. spumed as adj.: skimmed of foam.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1038 : Þer waltez of þat water..Þe spuniande [read: spumande] aspaltoun þat spyserez sellen.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)118a/a : If any man..be dissolued in fume or smoke, if he spume or froþ [Ch.(2): fome; L spumauerit] þer is no way to his helth.
b
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)152b/a : Ȝiffe hem good wyne to drinke with þe doubel of water decocte & clene spumed.