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hwæcca

  • noun
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a chest, hutch
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  • Corn-hwæcca

    area frumentaria,

    • Lye.
Etymology
[
Piers P. (A. ) Til perneles porfyl be put in heore whucche, iv. 102
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Allit. Poems Alle woned in the whichche (ark) þe wylde & þe tame, 49, 362
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Jos. of Arith. Make a luytel whucche, 2, 39
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Prompt. Parv. whyche or hoche, hutche cista, archa, pp. 242, 255, see note on latter page.
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v.  corn-hwæcca.
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