honysoke

Middle English

Alternative forms

honysouke, honisoke, hony souke, hony-sowke, hony-sooke

Etymology

From Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge; equivalent to hony +‎ souke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuniːsuk(ə)/, /ˈhuniːsuːk(ə)/

Noun

honysoke (plural honysokes)

Honeysuckle (plant of the genus Lonicera) or a similar plant.
(rare) A locust or grasshopper.

Descendants

English: honeysuck (archaic)
⇒ Middle English: honysokel, honysoukel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, hony-sokkle, honysokkil, honysikil, hony-sokle, honysokyl, honysoucle, honysukkle
- English: honeysuckle
- Scots: hinnysickle

References

“hǒnī-sǒuke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.

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