v.; also 4 biclag, 5 byclag. [f. BE- + CLOG.] trans. To encumber with a sticky substance; hence Beclogged ppl. a.
c. 1340. Auent. Sir Gawayne, ix. Al biclagged in clay.
1481. Caxton, Reynard (Arb.), 98. They were byslabbed and byclagged to their eres.
1578. Gorgious Gallery Inuent.
Ah, periurde wight! reclaime thy selfe, and save thy loving mate, | |
Whom thou hast left beclogged now, in most unhappy state. |
1628. Earle, Microcosm., x. 23. A miry way, where the spirits are beclogd.
1866. J. Rose, Virgil, 125. At eve returning, thighs beclogged with thyme.