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English
Etymology
From Middle English wig, *wigge, from Old English wiċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wigi, from Proto-Germanic *wigją, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry; move; transport; ride”).
Pronunciation
Noun
widge (plural widges)
- (poetic, archaic) A horse.
1587, John Bridges, A Defence of the Government Established in the Church of Englande for Ecclesiasticall Matters.:But what liuinges ſoeuer he had, or hauing liuinges, how beastly ſoeuer he ſpared his money, and rode thether on his widge beaste.
1998, Gary Blackwood, The Shakespeare Stealer:[addressing the narrator, named Widge] "I'm only going to see that he learns a lesson," said Nick innocently. "Now then. Widge, is it? You know what a widge is where I come from?"
My throat felt too tight to speak. I shook my head.
"A horse. I think I'll call you Horse, although I think you look more like an ass to me. […] "