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ferger (c.1275)

The form firgir is a cross reference to the following entry:

ferger (c.1275)

fereger;  fergier,  fergir,  fierger,  firger,  firgir  
  FEW:  ferrea 3,469a Gdf:  ferger 3,754b GdfC: TL: fergier 3,1732 DEAF:  fierge (fergier) F394 DMF:  ferger  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  firgiare 950c

v.trans.

to shackle, fetter
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le potestat en forte tur Le fist ferger saunz sucur  S Fran ANTS 7697
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Ceux poent les seignurs firgir, ceppir, enprisoner, batre, e chastier a voluntie  Mir Just 78
( 1343-50 )  q’estoit pris et amenez a la tour de Loundres, et mys en fort prisoun, et fiergés de deus fort peire gives et manicles  Cron Lond1 89.25
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  furrent pris et en prisoun mys et puis fergez et maundez a Parys  Anon Chr1 15.31

p.p. as a.

chained up, shackled
( 1292 )  les avandis justices le firent pur memes les cheson (=reasons) , les mayns liés et fyrgés  King’s Bench ii 132
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Et l'abé de Scone, I'eveske de Glascu, Fergez sur hakeneys, sunt maundez vers le seu (=south)  LANGTOFT thiol2 424.2464
( 1305-7; MS: 1330-40 )  Pur ce valt plus ov moi a bois demorer, Q’en prisone le evesque fyergé gyser  Pol Songs 71.66

See also:

deferger  enferger 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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