stagge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- stag, steg, stagh, stagg
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)
- An adult male deer.
- A colt or filly.
- (rare) A male goose; a gander.
Descendants
- English: stag
- Scots: steg, staig
References
- “stagge, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-17.