thevethorn

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Middle English

Alternative forms

thefthorne, thethorn, thethorne, theuthorne, thevethorne, thewe-thorn, þefeþorn, þefþorne, þeoveþorn
þifþorn (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þefanþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þebanþorn; equivalent to *theve (“burning”) + thorn (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθɛːv(ə)ˌθɔrn/, /ˈθɛu̯ˌθɔrn/, /ˈθɛːˌθɔrn/, /-θoːrn/

Noun

thevethorn (uncountable)

One of several thorny shrubs, especially:
1. The European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
2. The blackberry thorn (Rubus spp.)
3. The common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

References

“thẹ̄ve-thorn, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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