Middle English Dictionary Entry
druǧǧen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | druǧǧen v. Also droggen. |
| Etymology | Prob. OE; cp. Drycg-helm (name of a priest) & drēogan (drēag, drugon, -drogen) work, endure, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To do menial tasks, labor, drudge.
Associated quotations
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1416 : He profreth his seruyse To drugge [vr. drogge] and drawe what so men wol deuyse..Wel koude he hewen wode and water bere.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: OED identifies this example (with some doubts) as an early example of the predominantly Scottish word 'drug' (with -g as opposed to -ǧ), and confines the verb 'drudge' (corresponding to MED's word) to examples from 1548 and later). MED will link to both OED entries.