Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǧige n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | ǧige n.(2) |
| Etymology | Cp. OF gigue a fiddle. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?A fiddle; prechen ~, ?play a tune on (one's) fiddle, present foolish arguments.
Associated quotations
- a1450 SLeg.Barlaam (Bod 779)973 : I wis, þu most lern to preche þy gyge, ffor þis ilke resoun nys nouȝt worþ afyge.