hony combe
Middle English
/ˈhuniːkɔːmb/, /ˈhuniːkamb/
noun
Definitions
- A honeycomb mainly as food
- (rare) A sort of boil on the skull.
- (rare) A signifier of affection or love
Etymology
Inherited from Old English huniġcamb affix from Middle English hony + Middle English comb.
Origin
Middle English
comb
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- comb English
- honey English
- honeycomb English
- honeycomblike English
- hyperhoneycomb English
- nanohoneycomb English
- ハニカム Japanese
- camb Old English
- huniġ Old English
- huniġcamb Old English
- comb Middle English
- hony Middle English
- hony-swete Middle English
- honyed Middle English
- honyly Middle English
- honysoke Middle English
- horscomb Middle English