sog

Meaning

Noun

Soft, marsh-like or bog-like land; a swamp.

Verb

1. (transitive) To soak, steep or saturate.
2. (intransitive) To be soaked, steeped or saturated.

Synonyms

saturate

soak

sprinkle

wet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɒɡ/

Etymology

Cognate with Icelandic: söggur

Cognate with Norwegian: søgg

Cognate with Swedish: sögg

Cognate with Old English: ġesēaw

Cognate with Old English: sēaw

In summary

Of uncertain origin. Possibly of North Germanic origin (compare Icelandic söggur (“moist”), dialectal Norwegian søgg (“moist”), dialectal Swedish sögg, sygg (“something moist”)), from Old Norse söggr (“dank, wet”), from Proto-Germanic *sawwijaz, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sawwą (“moisture, sap, juice”), related to Old English ġesēaw (“full of moisture, soaked”), Old English sēaw (“moisture, juice, humour”). The verb is possibly related to soak.