Middle English Dictionary Entry
ā̆l-gē̆r n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ā̆l-gē̆r n. Also awgar, elger, elgyr, elyer. |
| Etymology | Prob. MDu. ael-gheer (cp. MnDu. elger); var. ē̆l- prob. influ. by ME ēl (from OE ǣl eel); cp. MnE dial. auger fish spear. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Eel spear, fish spear.
Associated quotations
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)17b/a : Contus: an awgar [Cnt: an algere, a shaft, a dartt, a polloure].
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)29b/b : Fussina: an hok of fysh or of flesh..or alger [Cnt: a hoke for fysshe, an algere].
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)138 : Elyer or elger [vr. elgyr], fyscharys instrument: Anguillaris, fuscina, fragidica dentata.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)186 : Garfangyl or elger: Anguillaria, anguillare.