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cnotta

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§43; §106; §243; §298; §310; §401;
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a knot, fastening
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  • Hét hé þone wer gebindan and ǽnne mæssepreóst . . . mid heardum cnottum samod,

      Hml. S. 29, 214.
  • Unbindan þá fæstan cnottan synna,

      10, 47.
  • Hé unhand þá rápas and þá cnottan þára bænda,

      Gr. D. 165, 4.
a knotty point, difficulty
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  • Hé hine befrán be gehwylcum cnottum þe hé sylf ne cúþe on þǽre hálgan béc,

      Angl. vii. 2, 13.
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