"swage" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswaːd͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: swages [plural], swag [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French souage, from Old French souage, from soue (“rope”). First attested in 1374. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|frm|souage}} Borrowed from Middle French souage, {{der|enm|fro|souage}} Old French souage, {{etydate|1374}} First attested in 1374 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} swage, {{enm-noun}} swage (plural swages)
  1. An adornment surrounding the edge of a vessel.
    Sense id: en-swage-enm-noun-2tuS89hj Categories (other): Crafts Disambiguation of Crafts: 28 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} swage
  1. alternative form of swagen (“to assuage”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: swagen (extra: to assuage)
    Sense id: en-swage-enm-verb-9ucAdTR7 Categories (other): Crafts Disambiguation of Crafts: 28 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} swage
  1. alternative form of swagen (“to strike”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: swagen (extra: to strike)
    Sense id: en-swage-enm-verb-GvVhxBt5 Categories (other): Crafts Disambiguation of Crafts: 28 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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