Mydge

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A tiny biting insect of the gnat family, known in Scots dialect as a midge
2. A small flying insect, often found in swarms near water, that bites people and animals
3. The Scots dialect name for a minute two-winged fly that gives a sharp, irritating bite

Etymology: "Mydge" is not in the standard English dictionaries I can confirm, so the most likely reading is a dialect or nonstandard spelling of "midge," the name for a tiny biting or non-biting fly. "Midge" descends from Old English "mycg," which meant a gnat or similar small fly, and its Middle English form "mygge" shows the same vowel pattern that a spelling like "mydge" might preserve. Whether "mydge" was ever a recorded regional form is uncertain, so treat this as a probable variant rather than a confirmed one. If you saw it in a specific text or dialect glossary, that source would settle the question.