v. t. To deprive of an edge; to blunt; to dull. [ 1913 Webster ]
Served a little to disedge
The sharpness of that pain about her heart. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; -- probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L. secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. seisg, W. hesg. Cf. Hassock, Saw the instrument. ]
☞ The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the order
Sedge hen (Zool.),
Sedge warbler (Zool.),
a. Made or composed of sedge. [ 1913 Webster ]
With your sedged crowns and ever-harmless looks. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Overgrown with sedge. [ 1913 Webster ]
On the gentle Severn's sedgy bank. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]