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hún-þyrel

  • noun [ neuter ]
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hún-þyrel, es; n.
The hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went
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  • Húnþyrlu

    carchesia,

    • Wrt. Voc. 63, 49.
Etymology
[
Icel. húnn a knob at the end of a staff, at the top of a mast; hún-bora the hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went.
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v.  hún-spuran.
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  • hún-þyrel, n.