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Source: Torp, page b0189, entry 9
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(þrêhs, þrahs) drechseln. ahd. drâhsil, trâhsil, mhd. dræhsel, drehsel m. Drechsler, dræhseln, drehseln drechseln. Verwandt ist ags. þrstan (aus þrêhstian?) drehen, zusammenwinden, drücken, peinigen. Ig. Wz. terek. Vgl. gr. [a)'traktos] Spindel, [a)trekh's] bestimmt (»ungewunden«). lat. torqueo, torquis. - ir. torc Halskette. - alb. tjer ich spinne. - preuß. tarkue Binderiemen; asl. trak Band.

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Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0331, entry 23
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freá-wrásen, e; f. A noble or royal chain, a diadem; nblis torquis, diadma = GREEK :-- Se hwíta helm hafelan werede, since geweorþad, befongen freáwrásnum the bright helmet guarded his head, ornamented with treasure, encircled with noble chains, Beo. Th. 2906; B. 1451.



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