eldertongue

Old English · noun

wuduhunig

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈwu.duˌxu.nij/
[ˈwu.duˌhu.nij]
Syllables
ˈwu · du · ˌxu · nij (4 syllables)

Meaning

  1. wild honey

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 3:4

    And his food was locusts and wild honey.

Etymology

From wudu (“wood, forest”) + huniġ (“honey”)

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