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pohha

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
pohha, poha, pohcha, pocca, an; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§326; §401;
A poke, pouch, bag; as a medical term sinus
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  • Pohha (poha, Lind.)

    pera,

      Mk. Skt. Rush. 6, 8.
  • Pohha (pocca,

      Lind.), Lk. Skt. 9, 3.
  • Ðý læs ðider in yfel pohha (

    sinus

    ) gesíge,
      Lchdm. ii. 208, 18.
  • Sift ðonne, dó on pohhan (

    bag

    ), lege under weofod,
      138, 27.
  • Dó on ǽnne pohchan, iii. 48, 5. 'Se ðe médsceattas gaderaþ, hé legeþ hié on þyrelne pohchan (

    sacculum

    ).' An þyrelne pohchan se legþ ... ,
      Past. 45, 4; Swt. 343, 20.
Etymology
[Prompt. Parv. pooke sacculus: Chauc. Piers P. poke : Icel. poki : O. Du. poke. A Celtic word, Irish poc, Gaelic poca a bag.]
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