houndestonge

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) hundes tunga, hundestunge
hundestounge, houndystonge, hundystonge, howndystonge

Etymology

From Old English hundes tunge; equivalent to hound +‎ tonge (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuːndisˌtunɡ(ə)/

Noun

houndestonge

hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale)

Descendants

English: hound's tongue, houndstongue
Scots: hoond's tongue

References

“hǒundes-tǒnge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.

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