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cage (1160-74)
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cage (1160-74)

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chage,  gage,  kage  
  FEW:  cavea 2/i,552a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  cage 8,406a TL: cage 2,9 / jeve 4,1681 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  cage1  TLF:  cage  OED:  cage n.  MED:  cage n.  DMLBS:  cagia 239c

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1cage, box or place of confinement used to enclose living beings: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  des felons qu'il destraint comme oysel clos en cage  Rom de Rou wace i 4.38
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Cum il fust enprisunez cum oisel dedenz cage  FANT OUP 371
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Icist un oyselet aveit […] En cage enclos  S Rich ANTS M831
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  S’il ne les (=mad dogs) preygne et teygne si estroit en cage  LANGTOFT thiol2 301.770
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Muet sicomme l'oisel en gage  GOWER Mirour 1199
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  catasta idem est quod cavea: cage gallice  TLL i 321
♦prison: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Victours sount li Troyens, les Grejius menez a cage  LANGTOFT wright i 8
( 1306 )  Ordenez est [...] qe en une des turelles dedenz le chastel de meisme le lieu [...] feist faire une kage de fort latiz, de fuist et barrez, et bien efforcez de ferrement, en la quele il feist mettre la contesse de Baghaun  Foedera1 i 995
( MS: s.xiv/xv )  cathasta gallice: chage vel carcer  TLL i 320
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  catasta: carcer vel gallice cage  TLL i 321
2frame, surround: 
( 1423 )  gounez faitz de satyn vert […] enbroudés des cages d’argent  Rot Parl1 iv 238
3casket: 
( 1423 )  .i. boiste pur le sacrement depesché (=damaagd), .i. cage ovec .i. golulet covert  Rot Parl1 iv 222
4 name (used as a surname): 
( 1327 )  Jacobus dil Cage  Family Names Cage
( 1379 )  Stephanus Cage  Family Names Cage
en cage
confined: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Nostre roys ait la male rage, S’il ne les preygne et teygne si estroit en cage Qe ren lour demorge […]  LANGTOFT thiol2 301.770
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Harald est a Loundres malades, cochez en cage  LANGTOFT wright i 374

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cager 
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