medieval words used by the Tosephot and later

[Aryeh Shore]

There are no glossaries for the foreign words in the Tosephot and their halachic books (HaRokeah, Hilchot Gedolot, Orchot Chaim, Tosephot Shelanu). I would appreciate any entomologies which these words suggest to you.

Heindres or Hindres - the not really wine made from soaking the lees left in the vat. היינדרס

Smalls – a cup lined with pewter maybe Smeltz (in Italian smalto can mean a cup glazed with tin) סמאלס

Kannes, kandes wooden cup with pitch inside kannen? קנדס, קננס

Giests Jiests a sort of pitcher from Giessen (Modern German for pour)? גייסטס ייסטס

Vedil shauffel shovel וידל שאפל

Yaalif cholent? ייאליף

Reseau meat recipe (reseau means net in modern French) רסו

Pastir bastir baste פסטיר

Mahlziet soldier's pay מאלזייט

Gastfreundschaft troop's quarters גספריינדשפט

Fladden פלאדן pancakes

Pasteten פסטטין

Laub Lauch? Leek לואב

Brat Eisen sort of iron grill? ברט אייזן

Vaiselles cheese press וויסלס

מיינ liquid which stains baskets (Probably Spanish)

Tres Blanc also not really wine made from soaking the lees left in the vat טראס בלנק

לקשונו'ש luckshon
קרפלינ'ס early kreplach?

טווירג"א גודנוניות וויכשילין blueberry muffin?

Also any comments on other sources you may know which use the words
Reifen barrel hoops
Dreifus tripod
Dauben O.F. Daugen barrel staves
Baril Barrel
Bota (de vin) bottle
Aqua Ardente used for brandy by the Tosephot when it was introduced in the 12th century; by the time of the Shulchan Aruch it meant all liquors and today means Agave liquor (from the same plant as tequilla).




The spellings in Hebrew are very corrupt and the same word rarely appears the same twice.