"sweet with honey," mid-14c., from honey (v.). Middle English also had honey-sweet (adj.) "sweet as honey; pleasurable; spiritually beneficial."
"to sweeten, cover with honey," mid-14c., from honey (n.). Related: Honeyed; honeying.
updated on August 13, 2015
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