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hweorf-bán

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Grammar
hweorf-bán, hwyrf-, hwer-bán, es; n.
A joint [of the back], vertebra, [of the knee], the knee-cap
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  • Hwyrfbán

    vertibulum,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 11
    • ;
    • Som. 57, 43
    • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 19, 46
    • .
  • Hwerbán

    vertibulum velvertebra,

    • 74
    • ;
    • Som. 71, 50
    • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 44, 33
    • .
  • Hweorbán

    vertibula,

    • Wrt. Voc. 283, 38
    • .
  • Hwiorfbán,

    • Lchdm. ii. 396, col. 1
    • .
Etymology
[
Cf. Prompt. Parv. whyrle-bone, or hole of a joynt anca, vertebrum, vertibulum, and see note, p. 524
:
Scot. whorle-bane hip-joint
:
Ger. wirbel-bein vertebra.
]
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v.  hwer-bán hwurf-bán hwyrf-bán.
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