English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-verge.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d�|-��(r)d�
Etymology 1
From MF. verge "rod or wand of office," hence "scope, territory dominated," from L. virga "shoot, rod stick," of unknown origin. Earliest attested sense in English is now-obsolete meaning "male member, penis" (c.1400). Modern sense is from the notion of 'within the verge' (1509, also as Anglo-Fr. dedeinz la verge), i.e. "subject to the Lord High Steward's authority" (as symbolized by the rod of office), originally a 12-mile radius round the royal court, which sense shifted to "the outermost edge of an expanse or area."
Noun
en-noun
- A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
- An edge or border.
- (obsolete) A male rod, phallus
- (metaphore) An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen
#:I was on the verge of tears.
Translations
trans-top|rod or staff of office
Dutch: roede f or m, staf m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|edge or border
Finnish: reuna, parras, raja
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|extreme limit
Finnish: ääriraja, parras
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Etymology 2
From L. vergere "to bend, turn, tend toward, incline," from the Proto-Indo-European werg- "to turn", itself from a root wer- "to turn, bend" (cfr. versus); strongly influenced by the homonymous noun verge in its verbal form meaning "to be adjacent to"
Verb
en-verb|verges|verging|verged|
- intransitive To come very close; to border; to approach.
#:Eating blowfish verges on insanity.
Translations
trans-top|to come very close
Dutch: grenzen aan
Finnish: lähennellä, olla jonkin raja|rajoilla
trans-mid
trans-bottom
References
R:Online Etymology Dictionary
Dutch
Verb
conjunctive form of vergen 'to require'
- defn|Dutch
French
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-verge.ogg|Audio (US)
w:IPA|IPA: /v���/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /vERZ/
Noun
fr-noun|f
- rod
- penis
ca:verge
de:verge
fr:verge
io:verge
ru:verge
fi:verge
te:verge
vi:verge
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