Middle English Dictionary Entry
tọ̄̆tag(ge n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tọ̄̆tag(ge n. |
| Etymology | ?From OE: cp. ME tag n., MHG zacke, MLG tagge, & Norw. tagg. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fig. An attendant circumstance that can obscure the nature of a sin; an attendant circumstance affecting the gravity of a sin.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)163/6 : Abute sunne liggeð six þing þet hit hulieð—O Latin circumstances, On englisch totagges mahe beon icleopede: Persone, Stude, Time, Manere, Tale, Cause.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)163/25 : Schrift schal beo naket..do awei þe totagges [Nero: totages, ðet beoð þe circumstaunces]; Vnwrih þe.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)177/7 : Efter þe totagges..he schal þe sunne demen mare oðer leasse.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)177/9 : A sunne ful forȝeuelich mei wurðe ful deadlich þurh sum uuel totagge [Cai: totag] þe lið þer bi siden.