Etymology

hoofed

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Today it means: Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate. Full definition →

Middle English hoved ← Old English ġehōfod
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  1. Old English · inherited fromġehōfod“hoofed, hooved”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhoved
  3. English todayhoofed

From Middle English hoved, hovyde, from Old English ġehōfod (“hoofed, hooved”), equivalent to hoof + -ed.

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