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furmentel (c.1240)
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furmentel (c.1240)

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formentail;  frumental,  frumentel;  furmentail,  furmental  
  FEW:  frumentum 3,828a Gdf:  fromentel 4,159b GdfC: ∅ TL: formentel 3,2113 DEAF:  froment (fromentel)  DMF:  fromentel  TLF: ∅ OED:  frumental adj.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  frumentalis 1017c

a.

1oenol.(of wine) wheaten, like wheat (?): 
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivm )  (how to praise a good wine:) Les .viij. F dient q’il est freit, fresche, fryant, fremissaunt, furmentel, ferré, fyn et fraunceys  Bon Vin 574 (A)
2fig.trustworthy, reliable: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  E plegge vus troverai furmentel, La duce dame reine de cel  Mir N-D 206.27
cerveise furmentele
cerveise
estreim furmentel
estreim
farine furmentele
farine1

See also:

furment  furmenté 
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