thevethorn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thefthorne, thethorn, thethorne, theuthorne, thevethorne, thewe-thorn, þefeþorn, þefþorne, þeoveþorn
• þifþorn (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þefanþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þebōnþorn; equivalent to *theve (“burning”) + thorn (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛːv(ə)ˌθɔrn/, /ˈθɛu̯ˌθɔrn/, /ˈθɛːˌθɔrn/, /-θoːrn/

Noun

thevethorn (uncountable)

1. One of several thorny shrubs, especially:
   1. The European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
   2. The blackberry thorn (Rubus spp.)
   3. The common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

References

• “thẹ̄ve-thorn, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.