Middle English Dictionary Entry
staggard n.
Entry Info
| Forms | staggard n. Also stagard. |
| Etymology | From stagge n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A four-year-old stag; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (1368) Select Pleas Forest in Seld.Soc.13149 : Stagard.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)18 : Þe first yere þat þei ben calfed þei ben called a Calf..þe iiii yere a staggard; þe v yere a stag; þe vi yere an hert.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)73 : Þer byn some hyndes..þe which hauyn þe sool of þe foot as a staggard or a smal stagge..And also an hynde comonly haþ her traces more holowe þan a staggard or a stagge.
b
- (1276) Close R.Edw.I275 : William Staggard.