Middle English Dictionary Entry
claggen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | claggen v. Also claggi. P. ppl. claggid. |
| Etymology | ?ON; cp. MnE dial. clag cover with mud & Dan. klæg mud. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) to clump or grow viscous; (b) ppl. clagged, ?besmeared, bedaubed, covered.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500 Jul.Artist.Recipes (Jul D.8)145/26 : Cast þerto þre dropes of hony ypured and no more for hit woll claggy.
b
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)5427 : All ouire couerd was þe coue, claggid with spices.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Clarke glosses the example in sense (a) as an adjective ('thick, sticky'), which suits the form but not the syntax.