dogge

See also: Dogge, dógge, and döggé

English

Etymology

From Middle English dogge, from Old English docga, dogga.

Noun

dogge (plural dogges)

1. 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

Alternative forms

• dog, doge, doke

Etymology

From Old English dogga, variant of docga, of unknown origin. See dog for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔɡ(ə)/

Noun

dogge (plural dogges or doggen)

1. an ordinary dog, especially a hunting dog
2. (derogatory) a worthless or detestable person; wretch

Synonyms

• (dog): hound

Descendants

• English: dog (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: dug
• Yola: dug

References

• “dogge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2018.

West Frisian

Verb

dogge

1. present plural of dwaan