vagitate

Etymology 1
Attested earliest as a ghost word in the 1928 volume of the New English Dictionary On Historical Principles (NED). Some later uses may have been based (directly or indirectly) on this entry.

The editors of the NED interpreted it as a borrowing from, an obscure medieval verb built on the root of Classical Latin , from.

Verb

 * 1) To wander or move at random.
 * Note. Despite the different sense, this may allude to Samuel Beckett's use of 'vagitate' (quoted below).
 * Note. Despite the different sense, this may allude to Samuel Beckett's use of 'vagitate' (quoted below).
 * Note. Despite the different sense, this may allude to Samuel Beckett's use of 'vagitate' (quoted below).
 * Note. Despite the different sense, this may allude to Samuel Beckett's use of 'vagitate' (quoted below).

Etymology 2
Borrowed from via a frequentative form, attested in medieval Latin as a verb meaning "to wail, to cry out in distress (of an infant); to cry out (of a hare)". Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,.

Verb

 * 1) To wail, mewl (as an infant).