fingerdocce
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom finger + *docce, from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā, from Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ (“strength, power”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfingerdocce f
- finger muscles
- (botany) foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Usage notes
edit- The exact gender is not known for certain, as the only attested form is in the genitive plural as fingirdoccana, fingirdoccuna, fingirdocuna; but it is assumed feminine due to analogy of the second element, *docce, with related terms in Old Saxon and Old High German.