honysokel
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- honysoukel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, hony-sokkle, honysokkil, honysikil, hony-sokle, honysokyl, honysoucle, honysukkle
Etymology[edit]
From honysoke + -el (agentive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
honysokel (plural honysokels)
- Honeysuckle (plant of the genus Lonicera) or a similar plant.
- Clover (plant of the genus Trifolium) or a similar plant.
- (rare) A locust or grasshopper.
Descendants[edit]
- English: honeysuckle
- Scots: hinnysickle
References[edit]
- “hǒnī-sǒukel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.