houslek

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === houseleke, howsleek, howsleke, husseleck === Etymology === Inherited from Old English *hūslēac, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalauk; equivalent to hous (“house”) +‎ lek (“leek”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhusˌleːk/, /ˈhuːsˌleːk/, /-lɛːk/, /-lik/ === Noun === houslek houseleek (plant of the genus Sempervivum) or a similar plant. ==== Descendants ==== English: houseleek ==== References ==== “hǒus-lẹ̄k, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.