hunig

hunig

1. alternative form of hony

From Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą. Cognate with Old Frisian hunig, Old Saxon honeg, and Old High German honag; also Old Norse hunang, from the alternative form *hunangą.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.nij/, [ˈhu.nij]

huniġ n

1. honey
   • Exeter Book, riddle 40

     Iċ eom on gōman ġēna swētra
     þonne þū bēobrēad blende mid huniġe;

     I am sweeter still in the mouth
     than when you blend bee-bread with honey

Strong a-stem:

• huniġbǣre
• huniġcamb
• huniġsūce, huniġsūge

• Middle English: hony
  • English: honey (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: honey, hony, huny, hinny
  • Yola: henee, honi