Middle English Dictionary Entry
colling ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | colling ger. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An embrace or hug.
Associated quotations
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Gen.46.29 : He siȝ Jacob, and felde on his necke, and wepte bitwixe collyngis [WB(1): clippyngis; L inter amplexus].
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Eccl.3.5 : Alle thingis han tyme..tyme to colle, and tyme to be fer fro collyngis [WB(1): clippingus; L amplexibus].
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)99/12 : A woman..as a strumpet arayed..saying in this wyse: 'Com and be we dronken of our swete pappes; use we coveitous collinges!'