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like m (q. v.), in Anglo-Saxon generally corresponds to n in Gothic and in other cognate dialects, e. g. net, hand, án;
Goth. nati, handus, ains
;
O. H. Ger. nezzi, hant, ein
;
O. Sax. net, hand, én;
but, like m, it falls away before ð and s, and the vowel which preceded the n is lengthened, e. g. cúð, tóð, óðer, múð, húsel, est;
Goth. kunþs, tunþus, anþar, munþs, hunsl, ansts;
O. H. Ger. chund, zand, andar, mund, anst;
O. Sax. kúð, tand, óðar, múð, anst.
If, however, n and s come together by the loss of an intervening vowel the n remains, e. g. winstre;
O. H. Ger. O. Sax. winistar.
The character which appears in the Runic poem is ᚾ , and the verse, in which the name
(cf.
Icel. nauð
)
is given, is the following
Nýd byþ nearu on breóste oft tó helpe niða bearnum, and tó hǽle gehwæðre weorðeþ heó ðeáh gif hí his hlystaþ ǽror.  
  • Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 8-13.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “N.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/23358.

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