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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GARBENDLIN, n. "A 'simmon' or straw-rope used in thatching a house; not laid on across the roof as the other simmons are, but longitudinally, just above the 'benlin-steens' which hold down the ends of the transversal simmons" (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Also bur-bendlin, the equivalent term used in thatching a stack, and v. bur-bendle, "to put on a simmon girth-wise around the stack, fastening it frequently, so that it weaves together the 'simmons' or 'sookans' which come down in perpendicular planes from the top of the stack" (Ib.). [gar-, gər′bɛn(d)lin]
[Marw. suggests that gar- is derived from O.N. gjǫrð, girdle, girth. For the latter part of the word, see etym. note to Benlin, n.1 The bur- form is prob. due to assimilation.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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