verge1
n.
- an edge or border.
▸Brit. a grass edging by the side of a road or path.
▸Architecture an edge of tiles projecting over a gable.
- an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen:
I was on the verge of tears.
v.
(
verge on)
be very close or similar to:
his attitude verges on racist.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. virga ‘rod’.
verge2
n.
a wand or rod carried before a bishop or dean as an emblem of office.
Etymology
ME: from L. virga ‘rod’.
verge3
v.
incline in a certain direction or towards a particular state.
Etymology
C17 (in the sense ‘descend to the horizon’): from L. vergere ‘to bend, incline’.