Middle English Dictionary Entry
wig(ge n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wig(ge n. Also (in surname) wige-. |
| Etymology | From MLG wigge, MDu. wigg(h)e, vars. of wegge. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. wegge n.
1.
(a) A small loaf, cake, or bun;
(b) in surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (1376) Doc.Gildh.Lond.in RS 12.3 [OD col.]424 : Cum uno pane de obolo, vocato ‘wygge’.
- (1413) *Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls Bundle 8, no.1 [OD col.] () : Ponderatores panis presentant quod…panis wastell pistoris de Writle in defectu x s.; item, le wigg ejusdem in defectu, x s.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)526 : Wygge, brede.
- a1500 Add.37075 Gloss (Add 37075)77/313a : Placenta: wygge.
b
- (1375) Rec.Norwich 1382 : Alice Wigemaker.