hunig
Middle English
Noun
hunig
- Alternative form of hony
Old English
Etymology
Proto-Germanic *hunagą or *hunangą. Cognate with Old Frisian hunig, Old Saxon honeg (Dutch honing), Old High German honag, honeg (German Honig), Old Norse hunang (Swedish honung).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhunij/
Noun
huniġ n
- honey
- Swa þicce swa huniges tear
- as thick as honey from the comb
Derived terms
- huniġbǣre
- huniġcamb
- huniġsūce, huniġsūge
Descendants
- Middle English: honi, hony
- English: honey