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.

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