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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1908
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BJUNKEL, BJONKEL, n. “A growth; bump; bunion” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928) s.v. bjonkel); “a lump, a hump, a protuberance” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl. s.v. bjunkel). [′bjɔŋkəl, ′bjʌŋkəl]Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A b[jonkel] on the foot.
Hence bjunklet, “having bjunkels; knotty” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.), and bjonklet, “having growths or bunions” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[Prob. from O.N. bunki, heap, pile (Zoëga) + dim. suff. -el. Cf. Icel. bunga, protruding bone (Falk and Torp s.v. bunke).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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