mudget

Norman

Etymology

Diminutive form of Old French mugue or muguete (“musk”) (compare French muguet), from muscade, from Latin muscada, feminine of muscat (“musky”), from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian *mušk (“musk”), ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”), the shape of the gland being similar.

Noun

mudget m (plural mudgets)

1. (Guernsey) lily of the valley