hogg

See also: högg and høgg

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɒɡ/
(US) IPA^(key): /hɑɡ/, /hɔːɡ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒɡ
Homophone: hog

Noun

hogg (plural hoggs)

A young sheep of either gender, until it cuts its first two teeth; a hogget.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hogg

past tense of hogga and hogge
imperative of hogga and hogge

Old English

Alternative forms

hocg

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Old Norse hǫggva (“to strike, chop, cut”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kowə- (“to beat, hew, forge””).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoɡɡ/

Noun

hogg m

hog, especially a castrated male (family Suidae)

Declension

Declension of hogg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hogg	hoggas
accusative	hogg	hoggas
genitive	hogges	hogga
dative	hogge	hoggum

Descendants

Middle English: hog
- English: hog

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