rellish

English

Noun

rellish (countable and uncountable, plural rellishes)

1. Obsolete spelling of relish.

Verb

rellish (third-person singular simple present rellishes, present participle rellishing, simple past and past participle rellished)

1. Obsolete spelling of relish.
   • 1582 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), George Whetstone, “The Syxt Dayes Exercise, Contayninge: Many Needefull Regardes, for a Gentleman: With a Discouerie of the Inconueniences of Marriages, where there are Great Inequalitie of Yeares”, in An Heptameron of Ciuill Discourses. […], London: […] Richard Iones, […], →OCLC, signature T, recto:

     The olde man, which marrieth a yonge Wyfe, is ſure of this ſowre ſauce, to relliſh his ſwete Imaginations: […]

     A figurative use.

   • 1584, William Warner, “Thetis. Calamus Secundus. Chapter 14.”, in Pan His Syrinx, or Pipe. […], London: […] Thomas Purfoote, […], →OCLC, signature F3, verso:

     But if any ſhall inquire farther as concerning Thetis, my aunſwere muſt then relliſh after the Oracle at Delphos, that euermore left the certaintie of thinges to vncertaine euentes, and howſoeuer it hapned with or contrarie to expectation, yet ſtill the euent made good the oracle: […]

   • 1599 November–December (date written), Thomas Dekker, The Pleasant Comedie of Old Fortunatus. […], London: […] S. S. for William Aspley, […], published 1600, →OCLC, signature B, recto:

     How ſwéete your howlings relliſh in mine eares?

   • 1603, [Thomas Dekker], 1603. The Wonderfull Yeare. […], London: […] by [J. Browne, Nicholas Ling, and John Smethwick for?] Thomas Creede, […], →OCLC, signature D3, verso:

     [T]o relliſh the pallat of lickeriſh expectation, and withall to giue an Item how ſudden a ſlabber this ruffianly ſwaggerer (Death) is, […]

   • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], page 301, column 2:

     [H]ad I beene the finder-out of this Secret, it vvould not have relliſh'd among my other diſcredits.

   • 1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of the Syrian Kings, and Alteration in Gouernment, and Religion, in Those Countries.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in All Ages and Places Discouered, from the Creation vnto this Present. […], London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, book I [Of the First Beginnings of the World and Religion: And of the Regions and Religions of Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, Phænicia, and Palestina], page 73:

     And yet as earthly happines herein comes ſhort of heauen, that it is neuer meere and vnmixed, but hath ſome ſovvre ſauce to relliſh it: ſo falleth it as farre ſhort of hell, that not onely hope, but the moſt miſerable hap, hath ſome glimpſe of comfort.

   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Against Pouerty and Want, with such Other Adversity”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 3, member 3, page 273:

     [T]hirſt, heat, ſands, ſerpents vvere pleaſant to a valiant man, honorable enterpriſes are accompanied vvith dangers and damages, as experience evinceth, they vvill make the reſt of thy life relliſh the better, […]

   • 1654, Thomas Fuller, “A Comment on Ruth. For the Lord hath Dealt Bitterly with Me.”, in Two Sermons: […], London: […] G. and H. Eversden, […], →OCLC, page 121:

     Afflictions relliſh ſoure and bitter even to the pallats of the beſt Saints.

   • 1717, John Dryden, “Book VIII. [The Story of Baucis and Philemon.]”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, pages 285–286:

     By this the boiling Kettle had prepar'd, / And to the Table ſent, the ſmoaking Lard; / On which the eager Appetite they dine, / A ſav'ry Bit, that ſerv'd to relliſh Wine: […]

Anagrams

• hillers