Middle English Dictionary Entry
brenning water phr.
Entry Info
| Forms | brenning water phr. |
| Etymology | Cp. water ardaunt under ardaunt. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An alcoholic distillate, such as brandy.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)302/990 : To make water ardannt that is clepid brennynge water.
- ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes (Stockh 10.90)29/24 : To makyn brennynge watir. Take a vessel of erthe..wyth a styllotorie..and doo..in-to þe wessell salt argoyll, quyk brynston..and fylle..almoste vp..of rygh stronge wyn, and..stylle.
- a1475 Bk.Quint.(Sln 73)2/16 : Oure qui[n]ta essencia..hath iij names by the philosophoris..brennynge watir, þe soule in þe spirit of wyn, and watir of lijf.