Middle English Dictionary Entry
gog(e)len v.
Entry Info
| Forms | gog(e)len v. |
| Etymology | Cp. Wel. gogi to shake, agitate; Ir. gog a nod, gogac reeling, gog-suileac, goggle-eyed, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To stagger; fig. wander (from God's law); of the ground: shake, quiver; ~ with, nod with (one's head), wag (one's head).
Associated quotations
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)51/11 : When Ponthus had yeven hym that stroke, then he sawe hym gogle, and toke hym by the helmete.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)163 : Then passid they forth boystly, goglyng with hir hedis.
- c1425(a1400) Wycl.Conf.(Dub 245)341 : Pharesees alargen her browes & gogelen fer fro goddis lawe.
- c1650(a1450) Death & L.(Pcy)147 : The ground gogled for greeffe.