English
hogget
Hogget comes from Anglo-Norman hoget, and goes back to Latin hogettus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhogettus
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400hoget
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hogget
- Englishearliest quotation 1900same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhogettus
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400hoget
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hogget
- Englishearliest quotation 1900same form
Earliest quotation: 1900, Samuel Butler, Book IX.: “They were kept in separate flocks; first there were…”
Every English word from Latin hogettus
Today it means
noun A young sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin hogettus / hogget