Middle English Dictionary Entry
strogel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | strogel n. Also (in surname) struggel. |
| Etymology | From strogelen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Grappling; (b) as surname [quot. may belong to strogelen v.].
Associated quotations
a
- c1460 Chaucer CT.ML.(RwlPoet 149)B.921 : His strogill [Heng: with hir strogelyng wel and myghtily The theef fil ouer bord].
b
- (1208) CRR(2) 5257 : Walterus Struggel.