hnol

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hnoll

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hnol/

Noun

hnol m

  1. top of the head, crown
    • 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 ofsett fram þām hnole 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.

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