Middle English Dictionary Entry
slugge n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | slugge n.(1) Also sluȝe; pl. slogges. |
| Etymology | Prob. ON: cp. OI slōkr clumsy fellow, Swed. & Norw. dial. slok lazy person, Dan. slog rascal, rogue, Norw. dial. slugg large heavy body, Norn slug lazy, slothful, sluggish. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A lazy person; (b) slothfulness, the sin of sloth; also person.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450(1408) *Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)55b : Þe duke..him nediþ to sette..aspies þoruȝ al the oost to wite ȝif þer be..eny slogges or sleperes or eny þat more loueþ ydelnesse þan good occupacioun.
b
- c1425 Treat.10 Com.(StJ-O 94)23 : Wen þe halyday comes, þat þai schulde be heerly up for to go to matines..þat tyme þai spene in sluȝe & luste of þer fleche.
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)2340 : A, good men, be war now all Of Slugge and Slawthe, þis fowl þefe!
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1484 Treat.7 Lib.Arts (Trin-C R.14.52)1042/144 : An oratour..intendith principaly to excite and awake theym that bien slugges and sleepers.
Note: Additional quot., sense (a).