Middle English Dictionary Entry

ǒutrāǧe n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) Excess of food, drink, work, heat, etc.; intemperance, immoderation; extravagance, licentiousness, wantonness; ~ of coveitise, excessive need resulting from covetousness; ~ of arrai, extravagance of dress; ~ of clothes (drinke, expenses, slepinge, etc.); don ~, to indulge in excess; taken bi ~, drink (wine) in excess; (b) an excess of blood; (c) an extravagant act, an excess; (d) exaggeration; wordes of ~.
2.
(a) Wrongdoing, evil deeds; thurgh ~, wrongly; with ~, wickedly; (b) an evil deed, offense, a crime, sin, breach of law or custom; a violent deed, heinous act; an act of excess; abuse (of permission); so strong ~, such a great evil; don ~, to commit a sin or crime, commit a sexual sin; (c) violence, destructive force; capacity for violence; in ~, ?in anger, ?violently; (d) treachery.
3.
(a) Injury, harm, damage; an injury, a wound; an affliction; affront, indignity; don ~, to do harm; harm (sb.), offer (sb.) injury or affront, rape (a woman); (b) trouble, mishap; (c) defilement; (d) abuse, insult; wordes of ~, insults.
4.
(a) Excessive pride, presumption; insolence, impertinence; foolhardiness, rashness; (b) a presumptuous deed, rash action; foolhardy behavior; don ~, to act rashly.