honysoke
Middle English
Alternative forms
- honysouke, honisoke, hony souke, hony-sowke, hony-sooke
Etymology
From Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge; equivalent to hony + souke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuniːsuk(ə)/, /ˈhuniːsuːk(ə)/
Noun
honysoke (plural honysokes)
- Honeysuckle (plant of the genus Lonicera) or a similar plant.
- (rare) A locust or grasshopper.
Descendants
- English: honeysuck (archaic)
- ⇒ Middle English: honysokel, honysoukel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, hony-sokkle, honysokkil, honysikil, hony-sokle, honysokyl, honysoucle, honysukkle
- English: honeysuckle
- Scots: hinnysickle
References
- “hǒnī-sǒuke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.