sour dogh
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sourdou, sourdouȝ, sour douȝ, sourdouh, sourdow, sour dow, sourdowe, sour dowe, sourdowȝ, soure doghe, soure doughe, souredouȝ, soure dowe, soure dowgh, soure dowȝ, sowrdawȝ, sowrdouȝ, sowrdowhe, sowre dowgh, surdagh
Etymology
From sour (“sour”) + dogh (“dough”), paralleling similar formations in other Germanic languages such as Middle High German sūrteic and Old Swedish sūrdegher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːrˌdɔx/, /ˈsuːrˌdɔu̯x/
Noun
sour dogh (uncountable)
- leaven (agent that makes dough rise)
- Synonym: levayn
- (by extension) leavened bread
Descendants
- English: sourdough
References
- “sǒur-dough, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.