hunig

Middle English

Noun

hunig

1. Alternative form of hony

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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): /ˈxu.nij/, [ˈhu.nij]

Noun

huniġ n

1. 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