Middle English Dictionary Entry
mēghe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | mēghe n. Also mẹ̄ghe, mechȝe, meȝhe, mehe; pl. mehes & mehen. |
| Etymology | OE; cp. WS mǣge female relative, A *mēge. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A female relative; also, female descendant.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)2657 : Ȝho ras hire upp & for anan..Till hire meȝhe Elysabæþ.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)3569 : Ure laffdiȝ Marȝe wass Þatt illke kingess [David's] meȝhe.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)36/31 : Tu þe ane hauest ouergan þi feader & ti moder, meies & mehes [Roy: mehen] ba.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)42/19 : Ha com & grette elyzabeth hire mehe [Cleo: mechȝe; glossed: kineswomman].