Middle English Dictionary Entry
agīen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | agīen v. |
| Etymology | Cp. gien & giden guide, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To direct or manage (sth.), take charge of; (b) impers. fare, get along.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450(?a1400) Chestre Launfal (Clg A.2)623-7 : Syr Launfal schud be stward of halle, For to agye hys gestes alle..Launfal toke leue at Triamoure For to wende to Kyng Artoure, Hys feste for to agye.
b
- c1450 Libeaus (Clg A.2:Ritson)2052 : Lybeaus Lambard tolde..How hym there gan agye [vr. gie]; And how Maboun was yslayn.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1440 Chaucer CT.Kn.(Lin-C 110)A.2786 : Agie [Heng: Iuppiter so wys my soule gye, To speken of a seruaunt proprely, With circumstaunces alle trewely].
Note: Supplemental material for (a)--per MP