houndestonge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) hundes tunga, hundestunge
• hundestounge, houndystonge, hundystonge, howndystonge

Etymology

From Old English hundes tunge; equivalent to hound +‎ tonge (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːndisˌtunɡ(ə)/

Noun

houndestonge

1. hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale)

Descendants

• English: hound's tongue, houndstongue
• Scots: hoond's tongue

References

• “hǒundes-tǒnge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.