dogge
English
editEtymology
editMiddle English dogge, from Old English docga, dogga.
Noun
editdogge (plural dogges)
- Obsolete spelling of dog.
- 1599 (first performance), B. I. [i.e., Ben Jonson], The Comicall Satyre of Euery Man out of His Humor. […], London: […] [Adam Islip] for William Holme, […], published 1600, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, signature E ij, verso:
- [T]hey ſay he has dialogues, and diſcourſes betweene his horſe, himſelfe, and his dogge; […]
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English dogga, variant of docga, of unknown origin. See dog for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdogge (plural dogges or doggen)
- an ordinary dog, especially a hunting dog
- (derogatory) a worthless or detestable person; wretch
Synonyms
edit- (dog): hound
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “dogge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-23.
West Frisian
editVerb
editdogge
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