weg (s.xiii2)

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weg (s.xiii2)

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[ FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  wedge n.; MED:  wegge n.; DMLBS: ]
ueg, 
pl. ueggis,  wengez  
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

1wedge, a tapered piece of material used to split or force apart other materials (eg. wood or stone)
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Tandem exterius superponitur barusia de corio aut belabrum pilosum que omnia firmantur exterius cum sirentorio perforato vel garrachio, gallice 'warros', et cavilla gloss: ueg um clavo ferreo et dicitur a syren grece, quod est tractus latine, quia sepe trahitur antequam firmetur [...]  i 215.292 and i 230
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  cuneis: (D) weg (var. (C: s.xiiiex) wengez;  (D*: s.xiii/xiv) coynis, ueggis)  ii 144.79
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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