maddok

Middle English

Alternative forms

• maðek, maddock

Etymology

From an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr.

Noun

maddok (plural maddokes)

1. earthworm
2. bedbug
3. maggot

Descendants

• English: maddock
• ⇒ Middle English: magot

References

• “maddok, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 September 2020.