Middle English Dictionary Entry
thigging(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | thigging(e ger. Also (early) ðyȝene. |
| Etymology | From thiggen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Consumption, ingestion; (b) the act or practice of begging, or an instance of it.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B)93/4 : Wið attres ðyȝene [OE ðigne], nim þisse wyrte wos, sile on ealdan wine drincan.
b
- (1331) *Chester Plea Roll 4 & 5 Edw.III m.15 (P.R.O.) [OD col.] : Bedelli non debent habere offringes, thiggynges, fulcenale, nec aliquod aliud proficuum.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)490 : Thyggynge [Win: Thyggyng], or beggynge: Mendicacio.