pudd

English

Noun

pudd (plural pudds)

  1. Alternative form of pud (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. Short for pudding

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pudd/, [pud]

Noun

pudd m

  1. ditch, furrow

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative pudd puddas
accusative pudd puddas
genitive puddes pudda
dative pudde puddum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *pud, *pod
    • ⇒ Middle English: podel
      • English: puddle
      • Scots: puddil
      • >? Middle English: plodde, pludde (via metathesis ?)
    • English: pudge (“ditch, puddle, pool”)
    • >? Scots: pudge, puidge (“pigsty”)
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