frumenty

American  

[froo-muhn-tee] / ˈfru mən ti /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.

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frumenty British  

/ ˈfruːməntɪ /

noun

1. a kind of porridge made from hulled wheat boiled with milk, sweetened, and spiced

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Etymology

Origin of frumenty

1350–1400; Middle English frumentee < Old French, equivalent to frument grain (< Latin frūmentum ) + -ee -y ³

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Example Sentences

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frumenty

Alongside meat, people ate pies, puddings and frumenty – a sweet porridge made with wheat, eggs, milk and sugar.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024

In the Rîf it is celebrated by the lighting of bonfires only, but in other parts there is a special dish prepared of wheat, raisins, etc., resembling the frumenty consumed at the New Year.

From Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul by Sir James George Frazer

The general helped his guest to cornbread and himself began upon frumenty.

From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston

Here, as in the case of the Yorkshire frumenty, the eating has a distinctly ceremonial character.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles

Of highly praiseworthy vows, he met me shortly after this and addressing me, said, "O Krishna, I wish to eat frumenty without delay!"

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

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