cadge

cadge · verb¹

1. Middle English · inherited fromcaggen“to tie, fasten, bind”
2. English todaycadge

From Middle English caggen (“to tie, fasten, bind”), probably from Old Norse. Compare Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), kǫgurbarn (“swaddled child”).

cadge · noun, verb²

Likely a corruption of cage.

Words from the same roots