cadge
v. US //ˈkædʒ// UK //kˈædʒ// cadge
From Middle English caggen (“to tie, fasten, bind”), probably from Old Norse. Compare Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), kǫgurbarn (“swaddled child”).
Likely a corruption of cage.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated April 17, 2026