verge
French, noun
verge is spelled V-E-R-G-E (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verge is a French feminine noun meaning “rod” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, vergé is a different word: “ribbed, veined”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Baguette longue et flexible, de bois ou de métal”.
What does verge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerod
- 2
femininepenis (male sexual organ)
- 3
Canadafeminineyard (three feet)
adjective
- 1
ribbed, veined
- 2
laid (paper)
- 3
streaky (colour)
verb
- 1
past participle of verger
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Baguette longue et flexible, de bois ou de métal. 2. Menus brins de bouleau, de genêt, d’osier, etc. liés ensemble avec lesquels on fouette ou fustige. 3. Baguette, ordinairement garnie d’ivoire ou d’argent, qui est l’insigne des fonctions des bedeaux et de certains huissiers. 4. Organe sexuel masculin ; pénis.
adjective: 1. Où se trouvent quelques fils saillants, en parlant d’une étoffe. 2. Qui porte les marques des vergeûres, en parlant d’un papier.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of verge
- verges plural
- vergée feminine
- vergés masculine plural
- vergées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to verge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verge in French?
verge appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).