"eggen" meaning in Middle English

See eggen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛɡən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse eggja, from egg (“edge”) (cognate to egge). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|eggja}} Borrowed from Old Norse eggja Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} eggen, {{enm-verb|stem=egg}} eggen (third-person singular simple present eggeth, present participle eggende, eggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle egged) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|egg}} Forms: eggeth [present, singular, third-person], eggende [participle, present], eggynge [participle, present], egged [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], eggen [infinitive], to eggen [infinitive], egge [infinitive], egge [first-person, present, singular], egged [first-person, past, singular], eggest [present, second-person, singular], eggedest [past, second-person, singular], eggeth [present, singular, third-person], egged [past, singular, third-person], egge [present, singular, subjunctive], egged [past, singular, subjunctive], egge [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], eggen [plural, present], egge [plural, present], eggeden [past, plural], eggede [past, plural], eggeth [imperative, plural, present], egge [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], eggynge [participle, present], eggende [participle, present], egged [participle, past], yegged [participle, past]
  1. To egg on; to encourage or provide motivation.
    Sense id: en-eggen-enm-verb-mNpGWwQA
  2. To lure someone away; to entice.
    Sense id: en-eggen-enm-verb-yA8k6Ho2
  3. (rare) To anger; to draw someone's wrath. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Anger, Emotions
    Sense id: en-eggen-enm-verb-z1IHooQt Disambiguation of Anger: 1 7 77 1 14 Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 15 47 3 33
  4. (rare) To insult or goad. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-eggen-enm-verb-aXsqhHnK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eggyn, eggin Derived forms: eggyng, egment
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} eggen
  1. Alternative form of heggen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heggen
    Sense id: en-eggen-enm-verb-7GA-lxr0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 14 15 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 16 16 16 17 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 16 17 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:",
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        "(rare) To insult or goad."
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          "english": "Therein dwells a creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. / Adam and Eve he egged to ill, / Counselled Cain to kill his brother",
          "ref": "c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:",
          "text": "Therin wonneth a wyght that Wronge is Ihote / Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother",
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        "(rare) To anger; to draw someone's wrath."
      ],
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "eggen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "heggen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of heggen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heggen",
          "heggen#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "eggen"
}

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