boggard
English
noun
Definitions
- (UK) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.
- (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
- (obsolete) Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright).
Etymology
Compound from English bog (outhouse, latrine) + English -ard.
Origin
English
-ard
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ard English
- bog English
- bog moss English
- bog-myrtle English
- bogberry English
- bogger English
- boggish English
- boggo English
- boggy English
- boghouse English
- bogland English
- bogless English
- boglet English
- bograt English
- bogroll English
- bogrush English
- bogsucker English
- bogtrotter English
- bogtrotting English
- bogwood English
- bogwort English
- embog English
- fray English
- frayboggard English
- peatbog English
- -ard Middle English
- bog Middle English