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forcel

  • noun [ masculine ]
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forcel, es; m.
A fork with two or three prongs (?), a pitch-fork (cf. furculus tridens, merga, Migne)
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  • Þæt hús

    (hell)

    is mid swíðe egeslican fýre áfylled, and helle hús hafað forclas miccle,

    • Nap. 23
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Cf. twi-fyrclede.
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