FRUMENTY

frumenty

(noun) sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frumenty (usually uncountable, plural frumenties)

(mostly, historical) A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise.

Anagrams

• furmenty

Source: Wiktionary


Fru"men*ty, n. Etym: [OF. fromentée, fr. L. frumentum. See Frumentaceous.]

Definition: Food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk, with sugar, plums, etc. [Written also furmenty and furmity.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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