Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
*(Huny-,) Honymoneth, n. [Mod. Eng. honey-month (1696–1710), surviving in 18th c. Sc. dial.; after e.m.E. (1546) honeymoon.] The honeymoon, the first month of marriage. — 1638 Johnston Diary (1911) I. 336.
This tyme. .is the honymoneth betuixt the Lord and his runaway spous
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Honymoneth n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/honymoneth>
