"dudgeon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Uncertain: * Perhaps the same as Etymology 2, below * Perhaps from Welsh dygen (“anger, grudge”) (from dy- + cwyn (“complaint”)), though the OED rejects this. * Possibly from dudgen (“trash, something worthless”). * Possibly borrowed from Italian aduggiare (“to overshadow”), similar to the semantic development of umbrage. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|cy|dygen||anger, grudge}} Welsh dygen (“anger, grudge”), {{bor|en|it|aduggiare|t=to overshadow}} Italian aduggiare (“to overshadow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dudgeon (uncountable)
  1. A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Anger Derived forms: humdudgeon, in high dudgeon Translations (feeling of anger or resentment, especially haugthy indignation): Groll [feminine] (German), Empörung [feminine] (German), Wut [feminine] (German), Zorn [feminine] (German), Entrüstung [feminine] (German), Verärgerung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-dudgeon-en-noun-Nf81BAWg Disambiguation of Anger: 57 2 30 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdʌd͡ʒən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dudgeon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dudgeons [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdʒən Etymology: Middle English dogeon, apparently from Anglo-Norman or Middle French, but the ultimate origin is obscure. Compare French douve (“stave”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dogeon}} Middle English dogeon, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{cog|fr|douve|t=stave}} French douve (“stave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dudgeon (plural dudgeons)
  1. (obsolete) A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree. Tags: obsolete Translations (wood of the box tree): Buchsbaum [masculine] (German), Buchsbaumholz [neuter] (German), Buchs [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-dudgeon-en-noun-x5rTQvzW Disambiguation of 'wood of the box tree': 93 6 1
  2. (obsolete) A hilt made of this wood. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Weapons Categories (lifeform): Buxales order plants
    Sense id: en-dudgeon-en-noun-rSk6aSdl Disambiguation of Weapons: 7 8 48 37 Disambiguation of Buxales order plants: 17 18 56 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 71 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 16 63 5
  3. (archaic) A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-dudgeon-en-noun-~kfSqTud
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "rhymes": "-ʌdʒən"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dudgeon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dudgeon.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dudgeon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dudgeon.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wood of the box tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Buchsbaum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wood of the box tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Buchsbaumholz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wood of the box tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Buchs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dudgeon"
}

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