halibut in Middle English

IPA: /ˈhaːlibut/, /ˈhalibut/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From hali + butt, as the fish was often traditionally consumed on holy days. Etymology templates: {{compound|enm|hali|butt#Etymology 4}} hali + butt Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=halibutt|sort=}} halibutt, {{enm-noun|head=halibutt|pl=halibuttes}} halibutt (plural halibuttes) Inflection templates: {{enm-decl-noun|halibutt|hallibuttes|hallibutte|hallibutes|hallibute|hallibutten}} Forms: halibutt [canonical], halibuttes [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], halibutt [accusative, nominative, singular], hallibutes [accusative, nominative, plural], hallibuttes [genitive, singular], hallibute [genitive, plural], hallibutte [dative, singular], hallibutten [dative, plural]

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"halibut" meaning in Middle English

Noun