Middle English Dictionary Entry
shiggen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | shiggen v. Also shigge, shigen. |
| Etymology | Origin unknown; perh. onomatopoetic alteration of shoggen v. Cp. MnE dial. shig to shake. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. shaken v., shokken v.(1).
1.
(a) To ride, trot; (b) to shake out (clothes, etc.), perh. for the purpose of cleaning them.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500 Degrev.(Cmb Ff.1.6)361 : Sir Degreuaunt..gat a sted..And schased þe Eorl..He com schygynge [alt. from: schegynge; Thrn: chasande] ayen.
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)446 : Schygge [Win: Schyggyn] clothys or oþer [Win: odyr lyk] thyngys: Excucio.