haselnote

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hassille nott (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hæselhnutu, from Proto-West Germanic *haslahnut; equivalent to hasel (“hazel”) +‎ note (“nut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːzəlˌnut(ə)/, (with open-syllable lengthening) /ˈhaːzəlˌnoːt(ə)/

Noun

haselnote (plural haselnotes)

1. A hazelnut; the nut of the tree Corylus avellana.

Descendants

• English: hazelnut

References

• “hazelnut, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.