Middle English Dictionary Entry
turbilen n.
Entry Info
| Forms | turbilen n. |
| Etymology | Prob. AF turbeillun, var. of OF torbillon whirlwind. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. trobellion n.
1.
Cook. ?A broth or stock made by boiling vegetables, herbs, etc. in water, court bouillon.
Associated quotations
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)p.52 : For hagese: Þe hert of schepe, þe nere þou take, Þo bowel noȝt þou shalle forsake, On þe turbilen made and boyled wele; Hacke alle togeder with gode persole, [etc.].