thevethorn

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === thefthorne, thethorn, thethorne, theuthorne, thevethorne, thewe-thorn, þefeþorn, þefþorne, þeoveþorn þifþorn (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English þefanþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þebōnþorn; equivalent to *theve (“burning”) + thorn (“thorn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθɛ̞ːv(ə)ˌθɔrn/, /ˈθɛu̯ˌθɔrn/, /ˈθɛ̞ːˌθɔrn/, /-θoːrn/ === Noun === thevethorn (uncountable) One of several thorny shrubs, especially: The European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) The blackberry thorn (Rubus spp.) The common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) === References === “thẹ̄ve-thorn, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.