brousti - Middle English Compendium

Middle English Dictionary Entry

brǒustī adj.

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Entry Info

Forms	brǒustī adj.
Etymology	Cp. brewen & Scot. browst a brewing.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.

Fermented; of oil: rancid.

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(?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)tab.287 : Oile, brousty, smellynge, tamende.
(?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)12.526 : For brousty oil [L Oleum rancidum], whit wex is to resolue In fynest oil, and theryn throwe hit so..So wol hit mende odour and taast also.