English Explanatory Dictionary

midgen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
  2. The diaphragm or midriff.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/ /ˈmɪ.dʒən/

Word forms

midgen midgin midger muggin mudgin midgerum midgrom muggerum myggerne middern

Etymology

From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestine, entrails”).

Related words

grin yarn

Derived words

midgen-fat
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