Middle English Dictionary Entry
orī̆ǧine n.
Entry Info
| Forms | orī̆ǧine n. |
| Etymology | L orīgo, -inis. Also cp. F (16th-cent.) origine. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Ancestry, race.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)92 : Þer is comyn with him knyȝt[es] of landis dyuerse..Arrabiens & all þa [of] þat origyne.