Middle English Dictionary Entry
boterī̆(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | boterī̆(e n. Also boterey, botri(e, botre, buteri(e, buttrie, but(t)re. |
| Etymology | OF boterie; ML buteria. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. botelerie.
1.
(a) A storeroom for wines or other liquors, cellar, butlery; also, the body of servants who keep and serve the liquor; (b) in personal names; (c) ~ dore, door of a butlery.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1384) Doc.in Bk.Lond.E.231/36 : Richard Wyllesdon Schall..do byld..A parlour, kychyn, And boterye, As to Sych A Hall Schulde long.
- 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret.98 : Who-so entre in-to ye boteri yer ye ale lytz..he schal pay..ij d.
- ?a1400 Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Petyt 511)11314 : [He serued of þe] boterie.
- ?c1400 Wycl.CGosp.Mark (Add 41175:Hudson)52/69 : Þerof ben glotonyes and drunkenessis..; þerof ben ful boteries and tunnes pymentid and pursis fulle [Bernard (PL 183:959): promptuaria plena.., dolia pigmentaria.., referta marsupia].
- (1411) EEWills18/11 : Y beqweythe to lucye my wyfe all my store..in Pantrie and Botrie, in larder and Kechyn.
- (1425) *Indent.Elyngham (Add Charter 62408) : In boterye vj siluer sponys, j gud borte cloyth.
- (1428) Doc.in Sur.Soc.8515 : The newe house..ys nowe hys buttre.
- (1434) Will York in Sur.Soc.3038 : Cultellos et candelabra in le pantry, botre, et coquina.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)8/29 : Sche mygth haue þe keys of þe botery.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)45 : Boterye [Win: Boterey]: Celarium, boteria, pincernaculum.
- (1448) in Willis & C.Cambridge 1357 : In which shal stande the halle, with a vaute vnthernethe for the buterie and celer.
- (1449) in Willis & C.Cambridge 240 : Thei shall make the rofes of botry, pantry, and kechen.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)62/11 : Þer was hur buttrie.
- (1458) Will York in Sur.Soc.30226 : Also al the stuff that longeth to ye pantre, botre, kechyn, bakhows, and brewhouse.
- (1463) Will Bury in Camd.4920 : I wil..a deseueraunce maad of stoon wal ovir the entre, to parte the litil botrie vndir the gresys.
- (1474) Stonor1.144 : Item, a convenient rome for the ij botries for gentilmen and pouermen.
- 1790(1471-1472) Ordin.Househ.Edw.IV(2) (Topham)77 : The countrollers or clerkes of butterye.
- a1500(a1400) Ipom.(1) (Chet 8009)776 : His cope forgate he noughte; To the bottry went he syne And made hit there be fyllyd wyth wyne.
b
- (1205) Close R.Tower 139b : Willielmus Buteri.
- (1225) Close R.Tower 243 : Willielmus Butery.
- (1388) Deed Yks.in YASRS 50186 : [William] del Botry.
- (1402) Will York in Sur.Soc.4298 : Lego Marjoriæ de Buttery vj s.
- (1420) Feudal Aids 6586 : Simon Boterye.
- (1421) Will York in Sur.Soc.4401 : Lego Thomae del butre xxvj s.
- -?-(1166) Red Bk.Exch.in RS 99312 : Willelmus Buteri.
c
- (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.175/1095 : Paied for an newe keye to þe botrie dore, iij d.
- a1500(a1400) Ipom.(1) (Chet 8009)446 : To buttrey dore lede hym wyth the.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1475 Gawain & CC (Brog 2.1)385 : Go take a sper in thy honde, And at þe bottre-dor goo take thy passe And hitt me evyn in the face, Do as I the commande.
Note: Need date in (c)