docga

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Old English

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Etymology

Unknown origin. There are several theories, none with much evidence. Possibly a diminutive of dox (dark, dusky) +‎ -ga (diminutive suffix) (similar to frox >> frocga); or a diminutive of *docce (stump, dock, doll). See dog.

Pronunciation

Noun

docga m (nominative plural docgan)

  1. (late) a powerful kind of dog, a hound

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: dogge, dog, doge, doke
    • English: dog (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: dug
    • Yola: dug

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