1to salt, treat with salt (for preservation, flavour etc.):
(
c.1150;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Si le
=the body salat en tel endreit Come char que l’om manger deit
1107
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
The dairymaid deit saver fere bien furmage e saler
288.c67
(
c.1300
)
nul ne deit saler quir ne peal seccher
i 68
(
1402
)
The petitioner asks for permission to take salt to Ireland pur illoeqes achatre salmoun e autres vitaille e les ditz salmoun ové le dit seel salier e les ové autres vitaille amesner en Engleterre
SC 8/216/10783
2to scatter:
(
MS: s.xii2
)
Pernez de cest puldre, si salez u vus verez que le cancre iert
182
3to rub with salt (as a means of torture):
(
s.xiiex;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Escorcher li frai le dos E pus saler dequ’a l’os; Les deus oilz li frai voler E pus vilment decolet
50
1salty, containing salt:
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
des ameres lermes et salees qe de vos
=J.C.'s douz oeux [...] correrent
136.8
♦
culin.salty, having been flavoured with salt:
(
MS: c.1300
)
desportez viaundes salees et ne mangés mye tard
441
♦
culin.salted, preserved in salt:
(
c.1240;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
si metez dede[n]z char de porc megre salee
i 54
(
c.1300
)
De un porpays freche ou sallee, .ij. d.; De Cent de gobettes, .ij. d.; De cent de coignes, .j. d.
ii 12
(
c.1365
)
poisson salé, poisson freiz
70
(
1396;
MS: s.xivex
)
samon fraisse et saleie
43.33
(
1427-28;
MS: s.xv
)
Piper vert ové venesoun saliz
saler2 (c.1150)