Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒurǧe n.
Entry Info
Forms | cǒurǧe n. |
Etymology | Cp. OF corgiée, curgié. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. scourge.
1.
A scourge, lash.
Associated quotations
- a1450 SLeg.Suppl.Bod.(Bod 779)330/99 : Ic hote, wit courgis þat ȝe him bete.
- a1450 SLeg.Suppl.Bod.(Bod 779)410/107 : Wit stauis & wit courgis he let hem bete so faste.