widge

noun

Etymology

From Middle English wig, *wigge, from Old English wiċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wigi, from Proto-Germanic *wigją, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry; move; transport; ride”).

  1. derived from *weǵʰ- — “to carry; move; transport; ride
  2. inherited from *wigją
  3. inherited from *wigi
  4. inherited from wiċġ
  5. inherited from wig

Definitions

  1. A horse.

    • But what liuinges ſoeuer he had, or hauing liuinges, how beastly ſoeuer he ſpared his money, and rode thether on his widge beaste.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA