Middle English Dictionary Entry
ragge-man n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ragge-man n. |
| Etymology | From rag(ge n. and man n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) One who goes about with tattered clothes; (b) the devil; (c) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)421 : Ragmann, or he that goythe wythe iaggyd [vr. raggyd] clothys: Pannicius, vel pannicia.
b
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)16.89 : Pieres..hitte after hym..To go robbe þat raggeman [vrr. Rageman, ragman] and reue þe fruit fro hym.
c
- (c1275) Hundred R.Tower 1477 : Ric' Ragman.
- (1332) Nickname in LuSE 55149 : Will. Rageman.