hunig

Middle English

Noun

hunig

1. Alternative form of hony

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą. Cognate with Old Frisian hunig, Old Saxon honeg, and Old High German honag; also Old Norse hunang, from the alternative form *hunangą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.nij/, [ˈhu.nij]

Noun

huniġ n

1. honey

Derived terms

• huniġbǣre
• huniġcamb
• huniġsūce, huniġsūge

Descendants

• Middle English: hony
  • English: honey (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: honey, hony, huny, hinny
  • Yola: henee, honi