hnoll

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xnoll/, [n̥oɫ]

Noun

hnoll m

  1. top of the head, crown
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude"
      Hine ġestōd sēo miċele coðu þe lǣċas hātaþ "elephantinus morbus", mid þǣre hē wæs ofseted fram þǣm hnolle ufan oþ his fōtwielmas nēoðan.
      He was attacked by the great disease that doctors call elephantinus morbus, with which he was afflicted from the crown above to the soles of his feet below.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hnoll hnollas
accusative hnoll hnollas
genitive hnolles hnolla
dative hnolle hnollum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: nol, nolle, nole
    • English: noll
    • Yola: noll
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