Middle English Dictionary Entry
stugge n.
Entry Info
| Forms | stugge n. Also (in surnames) stug, stughe. |
| Etymology | Origin unknown; ?cp. stok n.(1) 3b.(m). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A hog's trough; ?also, a pigsty [glossing L porcorium]; (b) ?in surnames.
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)481 : Stugge [Win: Stuggere], hoggys trowghe: Siliquarium, porcorium, vel alveus porcorum.
b
- (1296) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 1073 : Galfro Stug.
- (1327) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 10116 : Petro ate Stughe.
- (1374-5) Leet R.Norwich in Seld.Soc.566 : Willelmus Stugs.