Icel.
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Iceland.
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Icelandic.
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AS. br?w eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br? eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br? yebrow.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Icel. bolr; akin to Sw. b†l, Dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, G. bohle a thick plank or board; cf.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
It is probably connected with a root seen in the Icel. hemja, to restrain, and Ger. hemmen, to clog.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
Sans., jval, to burn, flame; Icel., kol; Eng., coal; Irish, gual.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Tylor, Edward Burnett
AS. bl¾cian, bl?can, to grow pale; akin to Icel. bleikja, Sw. bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G. bleichen, AS. bl¾c pale.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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