Middle English Dictionary Entry
saggen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | saggen v. |
| Etymology | Cp. MLG sacken refl. to settle, sink & Du. zakken, Dan. sakke, Swed. sacka, Norw. dial. sakka. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To sink, be mired; (b) to sag, hang down unevenly; (c) ?to weaken; ?sink down.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)1291 : Alas, Mankynne Is soylyd and saggyd in synne.
b
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)65b/a : Yf it so be þat þe oon side of þe wounde hange heuyly & saggynge from þat oþir whiche þat þi sticchis beþ not stronge to susteyne, þanne þu muste worche on þis maner.
c
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)440 : Saggyn, or sallyn [read: satlyn]: Basso.