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Old English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
hnoll m
- 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
Declension of hnoll (strong a-stem)
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