Middle English Dictionary Entry
cangen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | cangen v. Also (error) kauged. |
| Etymology | Cp. cang , acangen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To make a fool of (sb.), trick (sb. into doing sth.).
Associated quotations
- a1250 Ancr.(Tit D.18:Morton)362 : Arn cangede [Corp-C f.98a: Oðer þeo beoð canges þe weneð wið lihtleapes buggen eche blisse].
- a1325(c1300) Songs Langtoft (Cmb Gg.1.1)p.318 : For thar wer thai bal brend; He kauged [read: kanged] ham thidre kend aut [read: ant] dreved to dote.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1400 NHom.in NM 73 (Min-U Z.822.N.81)p.197 : Kangede.
Note: Cp. cang adj. & n.
Note: Gloss: Ppl. canged, half-witted.--notes per MLL