hony combe
Middle English
hony combe
Alternative forms
- honi comb, huny-comb, honykombe, honycomb, huny come, huny kambe
Etymology
From Old English huniġcamb; equivalent to hony + comb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuniːkɔːmb/
- (mainly Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈhuniːkamb/, /ˈhuniːkaːmb/
Noun
hony combe (plural hony combes)
- A honeycomb (mainly as food)
- (rare) A sort of boil on the skull.
- (rare) A signifier of affection or love
Descendants
- English: honeycomb
- Scots: hinnie-kaim
References
- “hǒnī-cōmb (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.