Middle English Dictionary Entry
stilling(e ger.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | stilling(e ger.(2) |
| Etymology | Shortened form of distillinge ger.; also cp. stillen v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The process of distillation.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)637/15 : Bruse ham and in stillynge [*Ch.(1): distilling; L distillando] make þerof a water.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)128a/a : Putte al þe remenaunt of þe wiyn wiþ þe spicis & hony togidere & stire it wel & clarifie it þoruȝ a clene clooþ in stillynge.
- a1500(c1477) Norton OAlch.(Add 10302)2306 : Liquour is in many maners fownde Owte of thingis that be on grownde..Som with pressinge, as sydyre and wyne; Som with grynding, as oyle is hadde, Som with stilling, as watirs be made.