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

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