Middle English Dictionary Entry
beverāǧe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | beverāǧe n. Also beverege, -ygge, -ache, -ech(e, -ich(e, buverage, & ber(r)age, berygge. |
| Etymology | OF bevrage, buvrage, -ache. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Drink, liquor; spenden to ~, to spend for drink for workmen; (b) a drink which seals a bargain; also, the bargain itself; (c) a bitter experience; sorrow, suffering; breuen ~, prepare suffering (for sb.), contrive evil or hardship; (d) as a personal name.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1433 : Bryng hem now to my borde, of beverage hem fylles.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)69b/a : Vinacium, lactar: wyne, or draffe of grapes or of beuerage.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)141/29 : Vnder the mountour ben Condytes of beuerage [Eg: drink; OF beuerages] þat þei drynken in the Emperours court.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)34 : Beuereche [vr. Beueryche], drynke: Hibria [vr. Bibria], biberia.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)25 : My wyn ye make bicome blood, For to make a newe beuerege.
- (1452) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 976 : Itm. we spendyd to beveredg..i d.
- (a1460) DSPhilos.(Helm)11/23 : Sacreficis of alle thingis..of whete, of barly, of fruytes, of grapes, and buverages.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)20437 : Ther ys no taverner, That couchyd hath in hys celer So many wynes, red nor whyht, Nor other drynkes off delyt, As thys lord hath Beverages.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)13a : A Berrage: bibera, bibium.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Add 9066)369 : The childryn of Isarell..loudyne draffe of grapes, or beuerage.
b
- [ (1275) Select Pleas Manor.in Seld.Soc.2139 : Sex d., de quibus solvit predicto Ade duos den. et beverech pre manibus et residuum..voluit solvisse die dominica in octabis Pasche sequenti. ]
- c1300 SLeg.Inf.Chr.(LdMisc 108)1373 : A weork he gan him deuise And bad him it maken bi a sise. Þo imaked was þe beuerage, Josep cleope to him is page.
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)5.189 : Bargeyns and Beuerages [vr. beuerichis] bi-gonne to aryse.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1112 : Who bryngez vs þis beuerage, þis bargayn is maked.
- (1404-5) Acc.St.Michael Oxf.in OAST 783 : Et pro factura xx lib. cere..que fuerunt recepte de procuratoribus anni elapsi cum berage, ix d. ob..et pro factura xxxviii librarum cere cum berage, xv d.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)359 : Anoon they dronk the beuerage & wer of oon accord.
c
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)621 : A luþer beuerege [vr. beuerage; B: beuereche, beuerygge] to hare biofþe hii browe.
- 1372 A sory beuerech (Adv 18.7.21)1,4 : A Sory beuerech it is & sore it is abouth..fader..Do awey þis beuerich, þat i ne drink et nouth.
- c1390(?a1325) LChart.Chr.A (Vrn)166 : Þe beuerege [vrr. beuerage, beuerache] most nedys be dronkyne.
- ?a1425 LChart.Chr.A (RwlPoet 175)34/166 : Þe berygge most nede be drongen.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)4393 : A sory beuerage þere was browen'...þe Ynglyssche slowe þat þey toke.
d
- (1237-9) Cart.St.John in OHS 68379 : Johannes filius Rogeri Beuerage.
- (1279) Hundred R.Tower 2557 : Radulfus Beuerache.
- (1297) Sub.R.Yks.in YASRS 16129 : Will. Beuerage.
- (1332) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 10287 : Johannes Beverech.