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" In Leicestershire, the liquor with malt infused for ale or beer, before it is fully boiled, is called grout, and before it is tunned up in the vessel is called wort. They have in the west a thick sort of fat ale which they call grout-alt. "
Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science ... - Page 301
by Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art - 1881
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Promptorium Parvulorum Sive Clericorum, Dictionarius Anglo-latinus Princeps ...

Galfridus (Anglicus) - English language - 1843 - 342 pages
...gives the following note : " Grout, growt : in Leicesihire the liquor with malt infused for ale and beer, before it is fully boiled, is called grout,...and before it is tunned up in the vessel, is called wyrt, or wort. A. -Sax. Rrut, nova rerrinia. They have in the West a thick sort of ale, which they...
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs ...

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - English language - 1847 - 518 pages
...Pegge adds that this is drunk only by poor people, who are on that account called yroutere. Kennett says, " In Leicestershire, the liquor with malt infused...in the west a thick sort of fat ale which they call grout-alt." The grout-ale is sweet and medicated with eggs. In Dean Milles MS. Glossary, p. 136, in...
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases ..., Volume 1

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - English language - 1850 - 526 pages
...Pegge adds that this is drunk only by poor people, who are on that account called grauten. Kcnnett says, " In Leicestershire, the liquor with malt infused...in the vessel is called wort. They have in the west л thick sort of fat ale which they call grout-ale." The grout-ale is sweet and medicated with eggs....
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Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words ..., Volume 2

Thomas Wright - English language - 1857 - 578 pages
...Norlhampt. GROUSOME, adj. (.-/.-.V.) Loathsome ; fearful. Cumb. GROUT, (1) ». Ground malt. In some parts, the liquor with malt infused for ale or beer, before...called grout, and before it is tunned up in the vessel it is called wort. A thick sort of ale was also called grout and grout-ale. This jolly grout is jolly...
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases ..., Volume 1

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - English language - 1860 - 570 pages
...Pegge adds that this is drunk only by poor people, who are on that account called ¡/ranter*. Kennett says, " In Leicestershire, the liquor with malt infused...in the west a thick sort of fat ale which they call groat-ale." The grout-ale is sweet and medicated with eggs. In Dean Milles MS. Glossary, p. 136, in...
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Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words ..., Volume 2

English language - 1886 - 602 pages
...Northampt. GROUSOIIK, adj. (.l.-X.'i Loath' tome; fearful. Cumb. GROUT, (1) *. Ground malt. In some parts, the liquor with malt infused for ale or beer, before...is fully boiled, is called grout, and before it is tnnned up in the vessel it is called wort. A thick sort of ale was also called grout and grout-ale....
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Nall's Glossary of East Anglian Dialect

John Greaves Nall - English language - 2006 - 236 pages
...ale, granomellum.' Pr. Pv. In Med. Lat., grutum. In Leices. says Bp. Kennett, malt infused for ale before it is fully boiled is called grout, and before it is turned, wort. In the West a thick ale, called grout-ale is drank. Way's Notes to Pr. Pv. Grotit-headed,...
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