houslek

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

houseleke, howsleek, howsleke, husseleck

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English *hūslēac, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalauk; equivalent to hous (“house”) +‎ lek (“leek”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈhusˌleːk/, /ˈhuːsˌleːk/, /-lɛːk/, /-lik/

Noun[edit]

houslek

houseleek (plant of the genus Sempervivum) or a similar plant.

Descendants[edit]

English: houseleek

References[edit]

“hǒus-lẹ̄k, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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