"docga" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdoɡ.ɡɑ/
Etymology: Unknown origin. There are several theories, none with much evidence. Possibly a diminutive of dox (“dark, dusky”) + -ga (diminutive suffix) (similar to frox >> frocga); or a diminutive of *docce (“stump, dock, doll”). See dog. Etymology templates: {{unk|ang}} Unknown, {{suf|ang||-ga|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} + -ga (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|docgan|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} docga m (nominative plural docgan), {{ang-noun|m|docgan}} docga m (nominative plural docgan) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|docg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|docga|docgan|docgan|docgan|docgan|docgena|docgan|docgum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: docgan [nominative, plural], weak [table-tags], docga [nominative, singular], docgan [nominative, plural], docgan [accusative, singular], docgan [accusative, plural], docgan [genitive, singular], docgena [genitive, plural], docgan [dative, singular], docgum [dative, plural]
  1. (late) a powerful kind of dog, a hound Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Dogs Synonyms: dogga Related terms: hund

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      "ipa": "/ˈdoɡ.ɡɑ/"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈdoɡ.ɡɑ/"
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  ],
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}

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