noll

Definition

The head, especially the top of the head.

Etymology

From Middle English nol, from Old English hnol. Cognate with Dutch nol (“top of a sand-dune”).

Example Sentences

• "Wolde to God it wolde please you some daye / A balade boke before me for to laye, / And lerne me to synge Re my fa sol! / And whan I fayle bobbe me on the noll."