Middle English Dictionary Entry
breuer(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | breuer(e n. Also brewer, briwer, bruer, brower. |
| Etymology | From breuen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. breuster.
1.
(a) A craftsman who brews and sells ale or beer, brewer; (b) breuers craft, brewers' guild; ~ halle.
Associated quotations
a
- (1203-4) Assize R.Yks.in YASRS 446 : Will Briewere.
- c1275 LSSerm.(Clg A.9)188/35 : Alle þeos false chepmen..Bachares and brueres [vr. breowares].
- (1311) Court R.Colchester 149 : John le Briwere.
- (1327) Sub.R.Som.in Som.RS 3103 : Richardus le Brywer.
- (1381) RParl.3.113a : Thomas Walssh, Brewere.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)19.394 : 'Ȝe, bawe!' quod a brewere 'I wil nouȝt be reuled.'
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)1.221 : Boþe bakers and brywers, bouchers and oþere.
- (1422) Plea & Mem.in Bk.Lond.E.128 : Þe Bruers breke þe Maires Crye and selle her ale, other-wise þen þai shold, to huksters and other.
- a1450 Terms Assoc.(1) (Rwl D.328)604 : A festre of bruers.
- (1450) RParl.5.202b : Ostillers, Bruers, and other Vitellers.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)90/242 : Put ther on a potell of barme, as brewers done apon ale.
- a1450 Form Excom.(1) (Cld A.2)65 : Webbys, brewerrus, & alle oþur men þat goth to hyre.
- (1468-9) Doc.Brewer in Nrf.Archaeol.5324 : Common brewers..have nowe newely bigonne to take money for their seid goddisgood.
- -?-(1471) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96191 : Johannes Laverok, brower.
- (1472) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96192 : Johanna Buntyng, bruer.
- a1525(?1427) Cov.Leet Bk.111 : That all maner Brewers, Tapsters & huksters sell goode ale & sufficient, like as the mair ordeyneth.
b
- (1425) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.187/1451 : An dyner made..dyuerse persones of Brewerscraffte..yn Brewershalle.
- (1425) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.189/1541 : No man shulde haue cawse to pleyne to þe same John Michell, Mair, vpon Brewerscraffte.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1450 Lordyngis leue (Bod 48)107/600 : Such baret-breweres, ybrent be here bones!
Note: Add quasi-fig. sense 'one who causes or brings about (sth.), in phrase barate ~, fomenter of strife.' Cp. breuen v., sense 2.(b).