Middle English Dictionary Entry
dǒuǧen v.
Entry Info
Forms | dǒuǧen v. |
Etymology | Cp. OF dougié, var. of deugié soft. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To soften (sth.).
Associated quotations
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)171 : Anoynte þe seke wyþ a lyte popyleon, & þat schal douge [vr. softeth] þe skynne & make hyt esy.