Loggats

Loggats

Loggats (Loggets, engl.), ein in der Kirchhofszene von Shakespeares »Hamlet« erwähntes, dem germanischen Heidenwerfen (s. d.) ähnliches Spiel, das Heinrich VIII. für ganz England verbot.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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  • loggats — noun plural but singular or plural in construction see loggets …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • loggats — log·gats …   English syllables

  • loggats — noun plural but usually singular in construction see loggets …   Useful english dictionary

  • loggets — or loggats noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: probably from 1log + et Date: 1581 a game formerly played in England in which participants throw pieces of wood at a stake …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • loggets — /law gits, log its/, n. (used with a sing. v.) a game, formerly played in England, in which players throw pieces of wood at a stake. Also, loggats. [1575 85; pl. of logget, equiv. to LOG1 + ET] * * * …   Universalium

  • loggat — loggˈat noun 1. A small log or piece of wood 2. A stake 3. (in pl) the old game of throwing loggats at a stake • • • Main Entry: ↑log …   Useful english dictionary

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