A quickie this morning:
humdudgeon n an unnecessary outcry (Scot); low spirits (dialect). Chambers, 1998
This leads us to another word of unknown origin:
dudgeon n resentment; offended indignation, esp as in in high dudgeon. [Origin unknown] (second meaning: n the haft of a dagger) Chambers, 1998
If it's unknown, then where did we/the Scots get it from? I demand answers, dictionary!
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