"En" as "ein"

[Koen G]

If you're looking for the indefinite article, as far as I know in Dutch it was always spelled as "een" and various inflections (eene, eenen...). Where in the VM do you see "en" as suspected article though?

Let me check some of those cook books. As we know by now, "so nim" ("then take") is very common in cookbooks, so I can cross check that as well. Note that I am not an expert in German at all and will gladly be corrected by whoever knows better

1) There is one called "Ein alemannisches Büchlein von guter Speise".

Niem ain leber und braut die und schnid darnach das usser darab und schnid die leber zu schnitlin und was darab geschnitten werd, das stoss in ainem morser und tuo ruggin brott und brügin und win oder essich (daran); darnach well es in ainer pfannen: das wirt ain leber pfeffer.

This would probably rule out Allemanisch, though for all I know this book is not representative at all.

2) Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch, 15thc

wyltu maken eyn gud mo:es van eppelen, dat me thohandes eten schal, so nym gude gaderlinghe edder flakeeppele

3) Grazer Hausbuch, 15thc (Austro-Bavarian?)

Tem wildw machen ein guet air von mandel so nymb den mandel vnd Stoß in chlain

Note: I checked three different Bavarian manuscripts and in all three the "nim" verb ends in -b.

4) One in southern Dutch for good measure. To my surprise, the use of "so..." for "then do..." exists here as well, but in all examples I've seen so far, the word for "take" is spelled with "e" instead of "i".

ende alst ghesoden es doet vercoelen, dan soo nemt die huut van al en wrijfse in eenen mortier