Middle English Dictionary Entry
ā̆nge adj. & n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ā̆nge adj. & n. |
| Etymology | OE ange adj. (e.g., Ða wæs ðam cynge swiðe ange on his mode); cp. also OI ang-r trouble, grief. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) As pred. adj.: him was ange, he was vexed; dide hem ~, it troubled them; (b) as noun: vexation, trouble; pain.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)11904 : Himm wass waȝȝ & ange Off þatt he nohht ne wisste off Crist.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)19804 : Þiss unnderrstodenn þeȝȝ off Crist, & dide hemm mikell ange; & forrþi tokenn þeȝȝ till Crist full hefiȝ niþ & wraþþe.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)16289 : Forr itt [the temple] wass all till ende brohht, Unnæþe & all wiþþ ange, Wiþþinnenn ȝeress fowwerrtiȝ.
- a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33)101 : It helpeþ þe seknes of goomes, & chaseþ owte þe ange of yene.