"mincen" meaning in Middle English

See mincen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈminsən/, /ˈmintʃən/
Etymology: From Old English minsian (from Proto-Germanic *minnisōną) and Old French mincer (from Old French mince). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|minsian}} Old English minsian, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*minnisōną}} Proto-Germanic *minnisōną, {{bor|enm|fro|mincer}} Old French mincer, {{der|enm|fro|mince}} Old French mince Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} mincen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|minc}} Forms: weak [table-tags], mincen [infinitive], to mincen [infinitive], mince [infinitive], mince [first-person, present, singular], minced [first-person, past, singular], mincest [present, second-person, singular], mincedest [past, second-person, singular], minceth [present, singular, third-person], minced [past, singular, third-person], mince [present, singular, subjunctive], minced [past, singular, subjunctive], mince [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], mincen [plural, present], mince [plural, present], minceden [past, plural], mincede [past, plural], minceth [imperative, plural, present], mince [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], mincynge [participle, present], mincende [participle, present], minced [participle, past], yminced [participle, past]
  1. To mince; to cut up or slice up food into small pieces. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-mincen-enm-verb-~CvIUJFn Disambiguation of Cooking: 80 20 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (figurative) To divide or partition. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-mincen-enm-verb-lRwuSA7d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mencen, myncy, myce, myse, mynce

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈmintʃən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmintʃən/"
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    },
    {
      "word": "mynce"
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