"bagge" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɡ(ə)/ Forms: bage [alternative], baggue [alternative], bagke [alternative], bayge [alternative]
Etymology: Usually taken to be borrowed from Old Norse baggi; perhaps reinforced by Old French bague, both of unknown etymology. However, some hypothesise derivation from a Old English *bagga (“badger, bag”), which alongside forms such as Middle Dutch bagghe (“piglet”) would be cognate to baggi. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|baggi|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Norse baggi, {{cog|fro|bague}} Old French bague, {{cog|ang||*bagga|t=badger, bag}} Old English *bagga (“badger, bag”), {{cog|dum|bagghe|t=piglet}} Middle Dutch bagghe (“piglet”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} bagge
  1. A fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or wallet.
    Sense id: en-bagge-enm-noun-G6S8XAYM Categories (other): Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 61 39
  2. A bagpipe; a musical instrument consisting of a bag and a pipe.
    Sense id: en-bagge-enm-noun-FJUdbaQC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 79 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 88 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bagage, bagpipe

Alternative forms

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