Féminin

verge

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (feminine) rod
  2. (feminine) penis (male sexual organ)
  3. (Canada, feminine) yard

Fréquence

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/vɛʁʒ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Middle French verge (“rod or wand of office”), hence "scope, territory dominated", from Old French verge, virge, from Latin virga (“shoot, rod stick”), of uncertain origin, but probably from a Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Doublet of vergue.

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