Middle English Dictionary Entry
ēǧes n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ēǧes n. |
| Etymology | ?L aegis Jupiter's shield (as reflecting lightning). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?St. Elmo's fire.
Associated quotations
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.351 : These Astronomiens An other fyr..Thei clepen Eges, the which brenneth Lik to the corrant fyr that renneth Upon a corde.