maddock

See also: Maddock

English

Etymology

From Middle English maddok, from an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr (whence dialectal English mawk, Danish maddike, Swedish mask), originally a diminutive of the Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (whence Old English maþa), equivalent to made (“maggot”) +‎ -ock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmædək/

Noun

maddock (plural maddocks)

1. (obsolete) An earthworm or maggot.