Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hogling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hogling
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young, immature, or diminutive hog.

Example Sentences

"The depositions give no evidence of Easter hoglings, nor of visits outside the parish, though both may have occurred."

Etymology

From Middle English *hogling, hoggelin, hoglin, hogelyn, equivalent to hog + -ling.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *hogling

Inflected Forms

hoglings (plural)

Questions

What does hogling mean?: A young, immature, or diminutive hog.
Where does hogling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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