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mincer (s.xiii2/4)
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mincer (s.xiii2/4)

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mincier,  minser,  myncer,  mynser  (myuter (l. myncer)  Five Med MSS 41.C146 and 120.E19)  
  FEW:  minutiare 6/ii,132b Gdf:  mincier 5,334c GdfC: ∅ TL: mincier 6,56 DEAF:  mincier  DMF:  mincer  TLF: ∅ OED:  mince  MED:  mincen v.  DMLBS:  mincere 1793c

v.trans.

to chop into small pieces, mince: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Et de la racine une partie De luvasche me pernez Et de fenoil et bien les lavez, Minciez les bien menuement  Pop Med 216
( MS: 1272-82 )  Pus le (=egg) mincez menu  A-N Falconry 87
( MS: c.1400 )  Pernez braunches de ruge ortye, si lez myncés d'un cotelle  Five Med MSS 70.T4
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  minuatur: (D) mincé (var. (L: xiii/xiv) seyt minsé)  TLL ii 65.60
♦to crumble, grate into small pieces: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et preigne l'en fromage mult tres viez et le mince l'en menuement et le quise om oveques miel  A-N Med i 222
( s.xivin )  Pernez amydon e myncez le en un morter  Culinary Colls (A) 4.2

p.p. as a.

crumbled, chopped up: 
( MS: s.xv )  Et puis ce, boilez foile de porette myuté (l. myncé), en freiez syu de motun  Five Med MSS 120.E19

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See also:

demincer  mince  mincebek 
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