Source : Wright, Joseph English Dialect Dictionary
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AGUE, sb. e.An. [ē·giu.] Swelling and inflammation
from taking cold.
e.An.1 An ague in the face is a common consequence of facing a
Norfolk north-easter. Ague-ointment, an unguent made with elder
leaves for ague in the face. Suf. Ague, or swelling in the face,
e.An. (1866) II. 325.
[A vehement ague causing an inflammation in the mouth,
emphysodes, Robertson (1693). This is a peculiar use of
E. ague, a feverish attack followed by a cold and shivering
stage. OFr. ague, MLat. acūta, an acute fever.]

AGUE, see Hag, sb.2

Source : The dialect of Craven, in the West-Riding of the county of York by Carr, William, d. 1843

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