Sog
/sɒɡ/noun
To soak or become thoroughly wet; chiefly dialectal or regional English.
Did you know?“Sog” is closely associated with “soggy,” but its deeper origin is uncertain, and major dictionaries treat it as a regional or dialectal word rather than a standard everyday term.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
Middle English
soggen
“To soak, become wet, or grow saturated; recorded in regional usage.”
15th Century
English
sog
“Wetness, damp ground, or a soaked condition in dialectal use.”
18th Century
English
soggy
“Wet, soft, and waterlogged; formed from sog.”
19th Century
English
sog
“To soak or make wet, especially in regional and dialect dictionaries.”
Modern English
English
sog
“A chiefly dialectal verb meaning to soak or become sodden.”