Terry P Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Always wondered why some fowlers say widgeon and other wigeon, is it a area specific thing, i've always been a wigeon man myself, any ideas where the d came from??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Same place a the d in pidgeon I should imagine. It's Wigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Widgeon is the old English spelling. If you read a lot of the old fowling books thats the way they spell it , but by the 1950s the d seems to have been dropped. Mind you the old timers in the Broads used to call wigeon smeee after their call. Edited October 2, 2012 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reabrook Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Being Old and English I use the D. It's wiDgeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Wigeon Dictionary says 'also widgeon' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 For me its widgeon and pigeon. Maybe I pronounce it different though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 For me its widgeon and pigeon. Maybe I pronounce it different though. Why who says you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 harry, its usually ****** widgeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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