honysoke

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === honysouke, honisoke, hony souke, hony-sowke, hony-sooke === Etymology === From Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge; equivalent to hony +‎ souke. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuniːsuk(ə)/, /ˈhuniːsuːk(ə)/ === Noun === honysoke (plural honysokes) Honeysuckle (plant of the genus Lonicera) or a similar plant. (rare) A locust or grasshopper. ==== Descendants ==== English: honeysuck (archaic) ⇒ Middle English: honysokel, honysoukel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, hony-sokkle, honysokkil, honysikil, hony-sokle, honysokyl, honysoucle, honysukkle, hony sokyll (Herefordshire)English: honeysuckleScots: hinnysickle ==== References ==== “hǒnī-sǒuke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 October 2018.