wodebynde
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wdebinde, wodbynd, wodebind, wudebinde
- wodebynd, wode bynde, woode bynde, wood-byynd (Late Middle English)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wudubinde; equivalent to wode (“wood”) + bynde (“bind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwoːd(ə)ˌbiːnd(ə)/, /ˈwud(ə)ˌbiːnd(ə)/, /ˈwoːd(ə)ˌbind(ə)/, /ˈwud(ə)ˌbind(ə)/
Noun
wodebynde (uncountable)
- A vinaceous or climbing plant (especially bindweed, honeysuckle, or ivy)
Descendants
- English: woodbine (obsolete woodbind)
- Middle Scots: wodbind, wodbynd
- Scots: binwud, binwood (with reversal of elements)
- → Anglo-Norman: wodbynd, wodebynde
References
- “wọ̄de-bī̆nd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.