hony comb
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English huniġcamb; equivalent to hony + comb.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈhuniːˌkɔːm(b)/
- (mainly Northern) IPA(key): /ˈhuniːˌkam(b)/, /ˈhuniːˌkaːm(b)/, /ˈhoːniː-/
Noun
edithony comb (plural hony combes)
- A honeycomb (mainly as food)
- (rare) A sort of boil on the skull.
- (rare) A signifier of affection or love
Descendants
edit- English: honeycomb
- Scots: hinnie-kaim
References
edit- “hǒnī-cōmb, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.