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mǽsc-wyrt

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Grammar
mǽsc-wyrt, máx-wyrt, e; f.
'Mash-wort, the wort in the mash-tub. On the malt boiling water is poured and allowed to stand three quarters of an hour; the liquid is wort, or mash-wort,'
  • Lchdm. ii. 399, col. i
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  • Máxwyrte amber fulne,

    • L. M. 1, 41
    • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 106, 16.
  • Wylle swíðe on máxwyrte,

    • 1, 36
    • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 86, 14.
  • Dó picce máxwyrt on gemang,

    • 1, 38
    • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 96, 18.
Etymology
[Cf.
Prompt. Parv. maschyn yn brewynge misceo, maschynge mixtura
:
Scott. to mask to infuse; mask-fat a vat for brewing
:
Dan. mask grains
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Swed. mäsk
:
Ger. meisch mash; meisch-fass mash-tub.
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