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Hodge
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hodge
English
Etymology
From a en enm - diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.
Pronunciation
en /hɒd͡ʒ/ RP
en /hɑd͡ʒ/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Hodge.wav US
en ɒdʒ 2
Proper noun
~ s
en patronymics.
en British Used generically as a name for a male farmer, irrespective of their actual name.
en 1850 w:Thomas Keightley The Fairy Mythology London H.G. Bohn 305 A farmer in Hampshire was sorely distressed by the unsettling of his barn. [...] Resolved to find out who played him these mischievous pranks, Hodge couched himself one night deeply among the sheaves, and watched for the enemy.
en place name c/USA:
en ucomm in the x/Mojave Desert co/San Bernardino County s/California.
en village co/Jackson Parish s/Louisiana.
en ucomm co/Lafayette County s/Missouri.
Derived terms
en Hodge dual Hodge-de Rham spectral sequence Hodges Hodgey Hodgkin Hodgkins Hodgkinson Hodgson Hodson
Related terms
en Roger Rogers