haguþorn

Old English

Alternative forms

hagaþorn, hæguþorn

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn, from *hagu (“enclosure; pasture”) +‎ *þorn (“thorn; briar”). Cognate with Old Saxon haguthorn, Old High German hagudorn, Old Dutch *haguthorn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.ɡuˌθorn/, [ˈhɑ.ɣuˌθorˠn]

Noun

haguþorn m

hawthorn

Declension

Declension of haguþorn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	haguþorn	haguþornas
accusative	haguþorn	haguþornas
genitive	haguþornes	haguþorna
dative	haguþorne	haguþornum

Descendants

Middle English: hawthorn, haȝ þorn, haȝþorne, haue-thorne, hauȝ þorne, hauthorne, hauþorn, hauþorne, hawethorn, hawethorne, haweþorn, hawe-þorn, hawe þorn, hawȝþorn, hawthern, hawthorne, hawthorun, haw-thron, hawþrone
- English: hawthorn
- Scots: hawthorn
→ Old Norse: hagþorn
- Old Swedish: haghþorn
  - Swedish: hagtorn

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