Middle English Dictionary Entry
runǧen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | runǧen v.(2) Also runge, rungi, (error) ruggi. |
| Etymology | Perh. from a shortened form of AL rumagium, runagium; cp. Scot. dial. runge to rummage. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In phrase: ~ oute, to search out (sth.), find out.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)162/11 : Ah hwa se haueð ʒeorne isoht alle þe hurnen of his heorte ne ne con rungi [Tit: rungen; Cleo: ruggi, alt. to (?a1289): rungge; Nero: of sechen] mare ut, ʒef þer eawiht edluteð, hit is, ich hopie, iþe schrift ischuuen ut mid tet oþer.