jedgment

English

Etymology

From judgment.

Noun

jedgment (uncountable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of judgment.
   • 1895, James Whitcomb Riley, Pipes O'Pan at Zekesbury‎^[1]:

     Ezry had his two little girls jine that night, and I ricollect the preacher made sich a purty prayer about the Savior a-cotin' from the Bible 'bout "Suffer little childern to come unto me" and all; and talked so purty about the jedgment day, and mothers a-meetin' the'r little ones there and all; and went on tel ther wasn't a dry eye in the house--and jist as he was a-windin' up, Abe Riggers stuck his head in at the door and hollered "fire" loud as he could yell.

   • 1902, Alfred Lewis, Wolfville Nights‎^[2]:

     But timid, feverish, locoed people, whose jedgment is bad an' who's prone to feel themse'fs in peril; they're the kind who kills.

   • 1911, Ernest Thompson Seton, Rolf In The Woods‎^[3]:

     "H'm," said Rolf, "'it just shows,' as old Sylvanne sez, 'this yer steel-trap, hair-trigger, cocksure jedgment don't do.

   • 1912, Edith Van Dyne, Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation‎^[4]:

     Miss Louise is wiser ner I be," said the old fellow simply; "I'm safe to trust to her jedgment, I guess."