sog

Meanings

Noun

marsh-like land, bog-like land.

Verb

To soak, steep or saturate.
To be soaked, steeped or saturated.

Origin

Of uncertain origin. Possibly of North Germanic origin (compare Icelandic söggur, dialectal Norwegian søgg, dialectal Swedish sögg, sygg), from Old Norse söggr, from Proto-Germanic *sawwijaz, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sawwą, related to Old English ġesēaw, Old English sēaw. The verb is possibly related to soak.

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