different between tadge vs targe

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æd?

Noun

tadge (plural tadges)

1. (informal) A small amount; a bit.

   Synonym: tad

Anagrams

• detag, gated

English

Etymology

From Middle English targe, either:

• from Old French targe, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”);

or

• from Old English targa (masculine) and targe (feminine);

both ultimately from Old Norse targa (“round shield”) from Proto-Germanic *targ? (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *der??- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“border, frame”)). However, the soft -g- seems to indicate a French origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t??d??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t??d??/

Noun

targe (plural targes)

1. (archaic) A small shield.
2. (archaic) A pendant or tassel.

Derived terms

• target

Anagrams

• 'Gater, Gater, Greta, ergat-, grate, great, great-, retag, terga

Dutch

Alternative forms

• targie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch targe. Spelling variants indicate that the Middle Dutch word derived from or was influenced by Old or Middle French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?r.??/
• Hyphenation: tar?ge

Noun

targe f (plural targes)

1. (historical, dated) A targe (concave, round or variously shaped shield).

French

Etymology

From Middle French targe "round shield, targe" from Old French targe "buckler", from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), probably from Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targ? (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *der??- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta??/

Noun

targe f (plural targes)

1. a targe, buckler

Further reading

• “targe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• gâter, gérât

Middle French

Noun

targe f (plural targes)

1. targe