Middle English Dictionary Entry
swagge n.
Entry Info
Forms | swagge n. |
Etymology | Perh. from ON: cp. Norw. dial. svagg a big strong person & svaga to sway, swing; cp. ME swagen v.(1) & MnE dial. swag bag, wallet. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A bag, sack.
Associated quotations
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)502 : Þere was a wycche, and made a bagge, A bely of leþyr, a grete swagge.