† biggeln.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. In quot. 1662 translating biggel in the French text of 1659 (which in turn translates a German text of 1658, referring to an event in 1639), but the word is apparently not otherwise attested in French or German.

Obsolete. rare.

A large Indian antelope, probably the nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus.

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1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo ii. 98 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors We saw there [sc. in Goa] also a Biggel [Fr. vn Biggel, Ger. ein Biggel], which is a creature, about the bigness, and much of the same colour as a Renne, but is headed like a horse, main'd like an asse, having black and cloven feet, and upon his head two black hornes.

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 29 Antilope Tragocamelus, Biggel.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 365 Naturalists generally agree, in considering the Biggel of Mandelslo, and Tragocamelus of Parsons, as the Neelghau.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	biggel
释义	† biggeln. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. In quot. 1662 translating biggel in the French text of 1659 (which in turn translates a German text of 1658, referring to an event in 1639), but the word is apparently not otherwise attested in French or German. Obsolete. rare. A large Indian antelope, probably the nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > genus Boselaphus (nilgai) biggel1662 nilghau1672 nilgai1871 bluebuck1968 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo ii. 98 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors We saw there [sc. in Goa] also a Biggel [Fr. vn Biggel, Ger. ein Biggel], which is a creature, about the bigness, and much of the same colour as a Renne, but is headed like a horse, main'd like an asse, having black and cloven feet, and upon his head two black hornes. 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 29 Antilope Tragocamelus, Biggel. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 365 Naturalists generally agree, in considering the Biggel of Mandelslo, and Tragocamelus of Parsons, as the Neelghau. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1662
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