stagge

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English stagga, stacga (“a stag”), from Proto-Germanic *staggijô, *staggijaz (“male, male deer, porcupine”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *stegʰ-, *stengʰ-. Some forms influenced by the cognate Old Norse steggi, steggr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstaɡ(ə)/

Noun

stagge (plural stagges)

  1. An adult male deer.
  2. A colt or filly.
  3. (rare) A male goose; a gander.

Descendants

  • English: stag
  • Scots: steg, staig
  • Yola: staag

References

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