out), bogincel (literally 'little bough'), owæstm (literally 'on growth'), and tudornes (literally 'offspringing'). Numerous other words for twigs and boughs abound, including tan, which still survives as the -toe in mistletoe.

Latin words for branch are ramus or cladus. The latter term is an affix found in other modern words such as cladodont (prehistoric sharks with branched teeth), cladode (flattened