Middle English Dictionary Entry
bǒuǧen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | bǒuǧen v. |
| Etymology | Cp. bǒuǧe n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To bulge, protrude; fig. of merchandise: to abound.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)19b/a : It [the lyuer] haþ a croked schappe and bowgynge [L gibbosam] toward þe ribbes and holowe towarde þe stomak.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)103a/b : Laye a cusshon or a rounde or bowged [*Ch.(1): round or gibbose] fardel byhynde þe schuldres.
- a1450(1436) Libel EP (LdMisc 704)161 : Than they be charged agayn wyth marchaundy That to Fflaundres bougeth full rychelye.