Middle English Dictionary Entry
swāǧed adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | swāǧed adj. Also swaget & (?error) swayed. |
| Etymology | From swāǧ(e n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Of a metal vessel: decorated with an ornamented border or a raised edge; (b) of a sapphire: ?shaped, cut.
Associated quotations
a
- (1431) Reg.Chichele in Cant.Yk.S.42 (Lamb 69)450 : Unum ciphum cum cooperculo argenteum deauratum swaget.
- (?a1440) Doc.St.Alb.in RS 28.5 pt.2 (Arun 34)261 : In quatuor ollis argenteis, quarum par unum operis Parisiensis suaged.
- (1472) Acc.St.Edm.Sarum372 : j [cup] of siluer our gift [read: gilt], coueryd, swagid, and graven.
- (1473) Will Uvedale in SAC 3159 : Volo quod Elizabeth uxor mea..habeat..duas ollas argenteas potelers swayed operis parisien..cum uno lacro argenteo swaged.
- -?-(1464) Will in Som.RS 16203 : [An aspersorium..silver and gilt] swaged.
b
- c1450 When the son (Frf 16)373 : Hyr mekely nek..With your hand ye myght..clyp a boute..The veinys wonder smal lyke a wyre Of fressher blue then swaged saphyre.