Middle English Dictionary Entry
pē̆dagō̆ge n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pē̆dagō̆ge n. Also petagoge, petegoge. |
| Etymology | OF pedagogien, pedagogue & ML pētegōgus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A teacher; also fig.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)6.7 : Sigebertus..ordeyned scoles of lettrure..and assignede pedagoges [vr. petagoges; L pædagogos] and maistres for children.
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)Gal.3.25 : But when þe feiþ com, þen be we not vndyr Pedagoge.
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)1 Cor.4.15 : Þof ȝee hafe ten thowsand of pedagogys in crist, þat is, maysterys, but not many faderys.
- c1425 *Wycl.Concord.(Roy 17.B.1)85b : Þe lawe was oure petegoge [WB(1): litil maistir; WB(2): vndirmaister; L pædagogus].
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)58.26 (v.1:p.354) : He busyed hym to .. ordeynen a scole where children shuld be taught and maisters to hem, and petagogis for to techyn hem.