Middle English Dictionary Entry
thurg n.
Entry Info
| Forms | thurg n. |
| Etymology | Origin uncertain: perh. metathesized form of throu n.(2); unlikely to be a form of thurven v. because of the to preceding þolien in quot. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An instance of the suffering souls undergo in hell, a pain.
Associated quotations
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.DD (Lamb 487)41 : He him sceaude an ouen on berninde fure he warp ut of him seofe leies..þe alle weren eateliche to bihaldene and muchele strengre þen eani þurg to þolien.