sour dogh

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sourdou, sourdouȝ, sour douȝ, sourdouh, sourdow, sour dow, sourdowe, sour dowe, sourdowȝ, soure doghe, soure doughe, souredouȝ, soure dowe, soure dowgh, soure dowȝ, sowrdawȝ, sowrdouȝ, sowrdowhe, sowre dowgh, surdagh

Etymology

From sour (“sour”) +‎ dogh (“dough”), paralleling similar formations in other Germanic languages such as Middle High German sūrteic and Old Swedish sūrdegher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːrˌdɔx/, /ˈsuːrˌdɔu̯x/

Noun

sour dogh (uncountable)

1. leaven (agent that makes dough rise)

   Synonym: levayn

2. (by extension) leavened bread

Descendants

• English: sourdough

References

• “sǒur-dough, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.