Old English · noun
hnoll
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /xnoll/[n̥oɫ]
- Syllables
- xnoll (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- noll
Meaning
-
top of the head, crown
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.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude"
Declension
All forms (6)
Descendants
noll
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