bonibell

English

Noun

bonibell (plural bonibells)

1. Obsolete form of bonnibel.
   • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “August. Ægloga Octaua.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC:

     I saw the bouncing Bellibone , Hey , ho , Bonibell !
     Tripping over the dale alone

References

• “bonibell”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.