hunig

Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *hunagą or *hunangą. Cognate with Old Frisian hunig, Old Saxon honeg (Dutch honing), Old High German honag, honeg (German Honig), Old Norse hunang (Swedish honung).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhunij/

Noun

huniġ n

  1. honey
    Swa þicce swa huniges tear
    as thick as honey from the comb

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