nekke bon
Middle English
Alternative forms
- necke bone, nekbon, nek-bon, nek bon, neke-bone, neke boon, nekkebon, nekke-bon, nekke boon
- nek-bane, nekk-bane (Northern)
Etymology
From nekke (“neck”) + bon (“bone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛk(ə)ˌbɔːn/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkˌbaːn/
Noun
nekke bon
- The neckbone (bone located in the neck)
- (by extension) The neck (connection between head and trunk)
Descendants
- English: neckbone
- Scots: neckbane
References
- “nekke-bōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.