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hnol

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hnol, hnoll, es; m.
The top, crown of the head
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  • Hnol

    vertex,

      Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 32; Wrt. Voc. 42, 40: 64, 22.
  • Eástdǽl his hnol heóld

    the crown of his head held the east,

      Homl. Th. ii. 256, 2.
  • Fram ðám hnolle ufan óþ his fótwylmas neoðan

    from the crown of his head down to the soles of his feet,

      480, 12: 452, 26: 524, 2.
  • On hnol his

    In verticem ejus,

      Ps. Spl. 7, 17: 67, 23.
Etymology
[Wick. nol cervix: O. H. Ger. hnol culmen, cacumen, vertex, sinciput.]
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