Middle English Dictionary Entry
ergō adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | ergō adv. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Hence, therefore; - orig. a term of logic.
Associated quotations
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)9.20 : Ergo, he nis not alwey at hom among ow freres.
- ?c1425 Craft Number.(Eg 2622)5/24 : And ten thousant is more þen alle þat nombur, ergo þe last figure tokens more þan all þe nombur afore.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)9238 : 'Ergo,' quod Paschasye, 'þe holy gost Is þe wyth-ynne.'
- (1466) Paston (Gairdner)4.218 : Than if ther [be] no tytyll, ergo the patents voyde.
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)62/16 : The more richesse thou hast, the more nede hast thou of helpe hem to kepe. Ergo, thou nedest in richesse whiche nede thou shuldest not have, if thou hem wantest.