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)

1. black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

References

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