junyper

Middle English

Alternative forms

juniper, junipre, junypre, juniperus, junypere, jennypere, junypyr, geneper, jenepere, jenyper, gynypre

Etymology

From Latin iūniperus; some forms are influenced by Old French geneivre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒiu̯nipər/, /ˈdʒɛnipir/, /ˈdʒiu̯nipərus/

Noun

junyper

Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.
(rare) The wood of the juniper tree.

Descendants

English: juniper
Scots: jenepere

References

“jūniper (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.

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