frumenty
[froo-muh n-tee]
noun British Dialect.
a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.
Origin of frumenty
1350–1400; Middle English frumentee < Old French, equivalent to frument grain (< Latin frūmentum) + -ee -y3
Also called fur·mi·ty [fur-mi-tee] /ˈfɜr mɪ ti/
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Related Words for frumenty
oatmeal, gruel, polenta, mush, grout, loblolly, pottage, burgoo, crowdie, sampExamples from the Web for frumenty
Historical Examples of frumenty
She said "Come in," wearily, thinking it was the frumenty and the Christmas cakes.
The Peace Egg and Other talesJuliana Horatia Ewing
But the most important harvest, after gleaning for frumenty, was the blackberries.
Sons and LoversDavid Herbert Lawrence
The frumenty pot welcomes home the harvest cart, and the garland of flowers crowns the Captain of the reapers.
Moreover the cellaress had to give the ladies “frumenty”, for which she laid in wheat and three gallons of milk.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535Eileen Edna Power
But, to Daoud's relief, Fra Tomasso only shut his eyes and shook his head, his cheeks quivering gently like a bowl of frumenty.
The Saracen: Land of the InfidelRobert Shea
frumenty
fromenty, furmenty or furmity
noun
Word Origin for frumenty
C14: from Old French frumentee, from frument grain, from Latin frūmentum
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