Dictionary Definition
verge
Noun
2 the limit beyond which something happens or
changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
[syn: brink]
4 a grass border along a road v : border on; come
close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ
Etymology 1
From etyl frm verge, hence "scope, territory dominated," from etyl la virga, 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
Translations
edge or border
Etymology 2
From 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"Translations
to come very close
- Dutch: grenzen aan
- Finnish: lähennellä, olla jonkin rajoilla
References
- Online Etymology Dictionary}}
Dutch
Verb
Extensive Definition
Verge may refer to:
- Verge (gaming), which stands for Vecna's Extraordinary Roleplaying Game Engine
- Road verge or simply Verge - the edge of a road which is sometimes called in the USA a tree lawn, or Roadside.
- Verge escapement, a clock escapement mechanism
verge in French: Verge
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
about to, abut, abut on, adjoin, aim, approach, armory, badge, badge of office, badges, bank, baton, be contiguous, be in
contact, bear, befringe, bend to, bias, bind, blazonry, board, border, border line, border on,
bordure, bound, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, brassard, brim, brink, brow, butt, button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, circumference, circumscription, class
ring, coast, cockade, collar, communicate, compass, conduce, confines, conjoin, connect, contribute, coordinates, cross, decoration, dispose, draw, dress, eagle, edge, edges, emblems, enframe, ensigns, extend, fasces, featheredge, figurehead, flange, fleur-de-lis, frame, fringe, fringes, go, hammer and sickle, have a
tendency, head, hem, heraldry, hold a heading,
incline, insignia, join, labellum, labium, labrum, lap, lapel pin, lead, lean, ledge, lie by, limb, limbus, limitations, limits, line, lip, list, livery, look to, mace, mantle, march, marches, marge, margin, medal, metes, metes and bounds, mortarboard, move, neighbor, old school tie,
outline, outlines, outskirts, pale, parameters, perimeter, periphery, pin, point, point to, purfle, purl, ragged edge, ready to,
redound to, regalia,
rim, ring, rose, school ring, selvage, serve, set, set off, set toward, shamrock, shore, show a tendency, side, sideline, sigillography, skirt, skirts, skull and crossbones,
sphragistics,
staff, stand by, steer, stretch, surround, swastika, tartan, tend, tend to, tend to go, thistle, threshold, tie, touch, trench, trend, trim, turn, uniform, verge on, verge upon,
verges, wand, warp, work toward