hony
Middle English
Alternative forms
- honi, huni, hunni, huny, huniȝ, huni, hunig
Etymology
From Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, dissimilated variant of *hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuniː/
Noun
hony (uncountable)
- Honey (fluid made from nectar)
- Nectar; the secretion of flowers.
- (figurative) Something sweet or appealing.
- (rare) A term of affection; compare modern English honey.
Derived terms
- hony combe
- honyed
- honyly
- honysoke
- honysokel
- hony-swete
Descendants
- English: honey (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: honey, hony, huny, hinny
- Yola: henee, honi
References
- “hǒnī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.