Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olde english bulldogge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: old-e english bull-dogge
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American dog breed of the bulldog type.

Etymology

Pseudo-loan from Middle English, derived from olde + English + bulldog + -e (archaizing suffix), with "bulldog" respelled based on Middle English dogge.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bulldog

Inflected Forms

Olde English Bulldogges (plural)

Questions

What does olde english bulldogge mean?: An American dog breed of the bulldog type.
Where does olde english bulldogge come from?: Pseudo-loan from Middle English, derived from olde + English + bulldog + -e (archaizing suffix), with "bulldog" respelled based on Middle English dogge.

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