houslek

Middle English

Alternative forms

• houseleke, howsleek, howsleke, husseleck

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *hūslēac, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalauk; equivalent to hous (“house”) +‎ lek (“leek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhusˌleːk/, /ˈhuːsˌleːk/, /-lɛːk/, /-lik/

Noun

houslek

1. houseleek (plant of the genus Sempervivum) or a similar plant.

Descendants

• English: houseleek

References

• “hǒus-lẹ̄k, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.