horehoune

Middle English

Alternative forms

• harune, horehone, horehune, horehound, horhone, horhoune, horhowne, horhune, horone, horroun, horrowne, horyhownde
• harehune, hara-huna (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hārhūne, hārehūne; equivalent to hor (“hoar”) and an unknown second element (later equated with hound).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːr(ə)huːn(ə)/, /ˈhɔːr(ə)huːnd/

Noun

horehoune (uncountable)

1. horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
2. black horehound (Ballota nigra)

Descendants

• English: horehound, hoarhound
  • → Scots: horehound

References

• “hōr(e-hǒune, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.