houndesberye

Middle English

Alternative forms

houndbery, houndesberie, houndberye, houndeberye, houndberi

Etymology

From Old English hundesberie; equivalent to hound +‎ berye.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuːndˌbɛriː(ə)/, /ˈhuːndisˌbɛriː(ə)/

Noun

houndesberye (plural howndysberes or hundesberien)

black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

References

“hǒund(es-berī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.

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