English
hogling
Hogling comes from Middle English *hogling.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hoglingreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1986hogling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hoglingreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1986hogling
Earliest quotation: 1986, Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorse: “The depositions give no evidence of Easter hoglings, nor…”
Every English word from Middle English *hogling
Today it means
noun A young, immature, or diminutive hog.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *hogling / hogling