hemlok

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • heomlic, hemeluc, hemelok, hemloke, homblok, humlok, homloke, hwmlok, homeluk, hembloke, wamlok, wamloke, humeluch, hummeloc, homelok, humblok, humlock, humbeloch

Etymology

From Old English hymlīc and hymlīce; see English hemlock for more.

Noun

hemlok (plural hemloks)

  1. hemlock (Conium maculatum and other herbaceous plants)

Descendants

  • English: hemlock
  • Scots: hemlok, homlok, humlok, humlock

References

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