Middle English Dictionary Entry
argus n.(2) (plural)
Entry Info
| Forms | argus n.(2) (plural) Also ergos. |
| Etymology | OF argoz (pl.); cp. F ergot spur, dewclaw. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The dewclaws of a deer.
Associated quotations
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)73 : Þerbi he may avise hym to know þe difference of þe hertis feet..þer nys no dere so yong, ȝif he be from a broket vpward, þat is taloun nys more large and bettir and more greet Argus [OF os] þan hath an hynde, and comonly lenger traces.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)81 : That I clepe þe bonys of þe boor, of þe hert I clepe þe argus.
- c1425 Twiti Venery(1) (Vsp B.12)151 : How many bestis bere os, and how many ergos? The hert berith os above the boor, and the buk berith ergos.