frescenga

frescenga, ~ia, ~us [AN fresceng, OF fressange, ME fressing < Frk. *frising] , sucking pig, piglet. a1103 redderet ‥ ad festum S. Martini xx fressinges bonas, ad electionem cocorum et magistri aule Cart. Rams. III 164 (cf. ib. 231: x frenscengie peroptime; ib. 232: firmarius dabit cellerario ‥ ad Natale Domini unam ~am optimam et unam treiam farine); 1107 ad victum ‥ ordinavi ‥ xvj frecingas, xxx ancas [l. aucas], ccc gallinas [etc.] (Ch. Gundulfi) MonA I 175a; a1129 in dominio curie sunt ‥ xij sues et j ver et xvj maiols et xxxj frescenges Chr. Peterb. app. 158; 1198 pro xx frecengis de foresta RScacNorm II 369; de frecengis et de arietibus ejusdem ministerii Ib. 479; 1202 invenient ‥ quarterium vacce et dimidiam ~iam pacabiles Fines P. Norf & Suff 180; 1240 emi faciatis ‥ iiijxx freeing’ Liberate 15 m. 21; 1244 celer[ario] pro fresceng’ iiij li. x s; eidem pro v pensis bacon’ l s. MinAc 766/19; fressang’ Cust. Bleadon 204 (v. bruettum); c1300 prepositus ‥ [dabit] xx panes, xx gallinas, ij tynas cervisie, xl ova, unum fressingum idoneum Cart. Rams. I 58; 1353 pro furnacione unius quarterii unius bovis, dimidie fressencie porci, unius auce et quinque gallinarum Pat 240 m. 27.