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

1. The neckbone (bone located in the neck)
2. (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.