madgen.¹

Brit.

/madʒ/, U.S.

/mædʒ/

Forms: 1500s– madge, 1600s madg- (in compounds).

Origin: Probably from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Madge.

Etymology: Probably < Madge, pet form of the female forenames Margery (see margery n.¹) and Margaret (see Margaret n.). Compare mag n.⁴, maggot n.²Recorded in Eng. Dial. Dict. in sense 1 from Northamptonshire (although see also quot. 1848 at sense 1), in sense 2 from northern and north-midland English counties, Worcestershire, and Suffolk, and in compound madge-howlet from Worcestershire and Norfolk.

1. More fully madge-owl, madge-owlet, madge-howlet. An owl, esp. the barn owl, Tyto alba. In later use British regional.

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the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Tytonidae > tyto alba (barn owl)

shritch?a1500

scritch owl1510

shritch-owl1538

strich1552

screech owl1567

shriek-owl1567

madge?1576

lich-owl1585

lich-fowl1611

jill-hooter1668

white owl1672

barn owl1674

church owl1678

aluco1753

padge1848

cherubim1864

squinch-owl1880

monkey-facec1940

?1576 Common Condicions sig. Biii^v By gogs bloud Shift he lookes like a madge howlet.

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. F2^v Howe many filthy wordes hast thou to answere for... Name one, Madge-owlet, name one.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. v. 178 Thou lasie Madge That fearing light, still seekest where to hide.

1606 J. Day Ile of Guls sig. D4^v The black swan of beauty, & madg-howlet [printed madg-howled] of admiration.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi viii. §2. 404 Ulula..which we call the Howlet, or the Madge.

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. iii. 8 in Wks. (1640) III Thou shoul'dst ha' given her, a Madge-Owle .

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. ix Under his Cage he perceived a Madge howlet.

1823 C. Lamb Let. 3 May (1935) II. 385 A Silent Meeting of Madge Owlets.

1848 Zoologist 6 2191 The barn owl..in Warwickshire..is generally called a ‘madge’ or ‘madge owlet’.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 126 Barn Owl..Familiar names..Madge howlet (Norfolk).

a1924 S. Baring-Gould Further Reminisc. (1925) 274 The brown owl..is the Madge-owl.

2. British regional. The magpie, Pica pica.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > pica pica (magpie)

haggistera1225

piea1225

piet?a1513

maggoty-pie1573

magpie1589

pianet1594

haggess1599

maw-pie1618

pie-maggot1628

mag1802

madge1823

maggie1825

maggot1848

Margaret1854

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 219 Madge, Mag, Meg, a magpie.

1828 J. Fleming Hist. Brit. Animals 87 P. caudata Common Magpie... E. Pianet, Madge.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 720 (note) ‘Magot’ and ‘Madge’, are names frequently given in England to the Pie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† madgen.²

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps connected with madge n.¹; compare the French pet form margot in grande jument margot ‘outil employé par les faux-monnayeurs’ (Cotgrave, 1611) and similar uses (see Französisches etymol. Wörterbuch s.v. margarīta). N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mædʒ) /mædʒ/.

Obsolete. rare.

A lead hammer covered with strong woollen cloth, used in silver-plating.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > driving or beating tools > [noun]

drivel1296

beater1611

plegnic1612

driver1625

madge1870

1870 Eng. Mech. 25 Feb. 573/1 It is then hammered with a leaden hammer, clothed with kersey or woollen cloth, called a madge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	madge
释义	madgen.¹ Brit. /madʒ/, U.S. /mædʒ/ Forms: 1500s– madge, 1600s madg- (in compounds). Origin: Probably from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Madge. Etymology: Probably < Madge, pet form of the female forenames Margery (see margery n.¹) and Margaret (see Margaret n.). Compare mag n.⁴, maggot n.²Recorded in Eng. Dial. Dict. in sense 1 from Northamptonshire (although see also quot. 1848 at sense 1), in sense 2 from northern and north-midland English counties, Worcestershire, and Suffolk, and in compound madge-howlet from Worcestershire and Norfolk. 1. More fully madge-owl, madge-owlet, madge-howlet. An owl, esp. the barn owl, Tyto alba. In later use British regional. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Tytonidae > tyto alba (barn owl) shritch?a1500 scritch owl1510 shritch-owl1538 strich1552 screech owl1567 shriek-owl1567 madge?1576 lich-owl1585 lich-fowl1611 jill-hooter1668 white owl1672 barn owl1674 church owl1678 aluco1753 padge1848 cherubim1864 squinch-owl1880 monkey-facec1940 ?1576 Common Condicions sig. Biii^v By gogs bloud Shift he lookes like a madge howlet. 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. F2^v Howe many filthy wordes hast thou to answere for... Name one, Madge-owlet, name one. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. v. 178 Thou lasie Madge That fearing light, still seekest where to hide. 1606 J. Day Ile of Guls sig. D4^v The black swan of beauty, & madg-howlet [printed madg-howled] of admiration. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi viii. §2. 404 Ulula..which we call the Howlet, or the Madge. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. iii. 8 in Wks. (1640) III Thou shoul'dst ha' given her, a Madge-Owle . View more context for this quotation 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. ix Under his Cage he perceived a Madge howlet. 1823 C. Lamb Let. 3 May (1935) II. 385 A Silent Meeting of Madge Owlets. 1848 Zoologist 6 2191 The barn owl..in Warwickshire..is generally called a ‘madge’ or ‘madge owlet’. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 126 Barn Owl..Familiar names..Madge howlet (Norfolk). a1924 S. Baring-Gould Further Reminisc. (1925) 274 The brown owl..is the Madge-owl. 2. British regional. The magpie, Pica pica. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > pica pica (magpie) haggistera1225 piea1225 piet?a1513 maggoty-pie1573 magpie1589 pianet1594 haggess1599 maw-pie1618 pie-maggot1628 mag1802 madge1823 maggie1825 maggot1848 Margaret1854 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 219 Madge, Mag, Meg, a magpie. 1828 J. Fleming Hist. Brit. Animals 87 P. caudata Common Magpie... E. Pianet, Madge. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 720 (note) ‘Magot’ and ‘Madge’, are names frequently given in England to the Pie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † madgen.² Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps connected with madge n.¹; compare the French pet form margot in grande jument margot ‘outil employé par les faux-monnayeurs’ (Cotgrave, 1611) and similar uses (see Französisches etymol. Wörterbuch s.v. margarīta). N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mædʒ) /mædʒ/. Obsolete. rare. A lead hammer covered with strong woollen cloth, used in silver-plating. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > driving or beating tools > [noun] drivel1296 beater1611 plegnic1612 driver1625 madge1870 1870 Eng. Mech. 25 Feb. 573/1 It is then hammered with a leaden hammer, clothed with kersey or woollen cloth, called a madge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.¹?1576n.²1870
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