honysoke

Middle English

Alternative forms

• honysouke, honisoke, hony souke, hony-sowke, hony-sooke

Etymology

From Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge; equivalent to hony +‎ souke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuniːsuk(ə)/, /ˈhuniːsuːk(ə)/

Noun

honysoke (plural honysokes)

1. Honeysuckle (plant of the genus Lonicera) or a similar plant.
2. (rare) A locust or grasshopper.

Descendants

• English: honeysuck (archaic)
• ⇒ Middle English: honysokel, honysoukel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, hony-sokkle, honysokkil, honysikil, hony-sokle, honysokyl, honysoucle, honysukkle
  • English: honeysuckle
  • Scots: hinnysickle

References

• “hǒnī-sǒuke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.