"morgage" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /mɔrˈɡaːd͡ʒ(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman morgage, from mort (“death”) + gage (“pledge”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|morgage}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman morgage, {{compound|fro|mort|gage|gloss1=death|gloss2=pledge|nocat=1}} mort (“death”) + gage (“pledge”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} morgage, {{enm-noun|-}} morgage (uncountable)
  1. A mortgage (the conveyance of property as security for a loan or a loan involving this). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-morgage-enm-noun-1K-7hH2Z Categories (other): Property law Disambiguation of Property law: 77 23
  2. (figuratively, poetic) Something pledged or given in exchange for benefit. Tags: figuratively, poetic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-morgage-enm-noun-AXbsbYvg 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: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
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