jan 1, 1575 - harl
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A rare word, recorded in northern dialects with meanings linked to flax, feathers, straw and the like (EDD). It occurs twice in one will with two distinct spellings: 1575 <i>one harle bedd, ij fetherbedds ... one matt, one hurle bedd, </i>Wensley (SS26/252).
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