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neód

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.
Desire, eagerness, diligence, earnest endeavour
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  • Wæs him neód micel ðæt hié tóbrugdon fira flǽschoman him to fódderþege

    great was their desire to rend the bodies of men for their repast,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 316
      • ;
    • An. 158.

  • Biþ him neód micel ðæt hé ða yldu móte wendan tó lífe feorg geong onfón

    it is most eager to turn old age to life, to receive youth,

    • Exon. Th. 210, 22
      • ;
    • Ph. 189 : 228, 3
      • ;
    • Ph. 432.
    (Cf.
    O. Sax. was im niud mikil that sie selƀon Krist gisehan móstin they desired eagerly to see Christ.
    )

  • Ús is eallum neód ðæt wé ðín médrencynn mótan cunnan

    we all desire to know thy descent on the mother's side,

    • 15, 33
      • ;
    • Cri. 245.

  • Wundorlíc is geworden ðín wísdóm ne mæg ic him on neóde á neáh cuman (

    I cannot with all my endeavours come near it

    ),
    • Ps. Th. 138, 4.

  • Noe tealde ðæt hé on neód hine gif hé land ne funde sécan wolde

    Noah reckoned that if the raven did not find land it would eagerly seek him,

    • Cd. Th. 87, 4
      • ;
    • Gen. 1443.

  • Hié God herigaþ, and him be namon gehwam on neód (

    earnestly

    )

    sprecaþ,

    • 242, 25
      • ;
    • Dan. 424.

  • Ic ðínne naman on neód secge

    confitebor nomini tuo,

    • Ps. Th. 137, 2.

  • Sóðfæste ðínne naman willaþ þuruh neód herigean

    justi confitebuntur nomini tuo,

    • 139, 13.

  • Se ðe naman ðínne þurh neód forhtaþ

    he that is earnest in reverencing thy name,

    • 60, 4. ¶
  • The instrumental with adverbial force occurs very frequently in the Psalms.

    Neóde, néde, niéde, nýde

    earnestly, diligently, eagerly:

    -- Weoroda mǽst fore Waldende gǽþ neóde and nýde

    (the good will go eagerly, the wicked only on compulsion ),

    • Exon. Th. 66, 15
      • ;
    • Cri, 1072.

  • Oft hé hǽþengield gesóhte neóde geneahhe (

    very diligently

    ),
    • 244, 7
      • ;
    • Jul. 24 : Ps. Th. 82, 12, 13.

  • His naman neóde heriaþ,

    • 67
      • ;
    • 4
      • .

  • His naman neóde lufiaþ,

    • 68, 37.

  • Hí hyrdnesse neóde begangaþ

    they diligently keep watch,

    • 89, 5 : 112, 2 : 121, 6.

  • Néde,

    • 105, 36 : 118, 55.

  • Nýde,

    • 118, 132 : 114, 4.

  • Niéde,

    • Ps. Ben. 43, 27.

  • Þurh ðínra neóda (niéda, MS. Verc.), lust

    by the pleasure of thy passions,

    • Exon. Th. 369, 29
      • ;
    • Seel. Ex. 48.

  • Hé ús on hæft nimeþ ofer ússe neóde lust (

    contrary to our desires

    ),
    • 16, 30
      • ;
    • Cri. 261.

  • Wé ðǽrinne andlangne dæg nióde namon

    in the hall the live long day we took our pleasure,

    • Beo. Th. 4238
      • ;
    • B. 2116.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. niud
:
O. Frs. niod
:
O. H. Ger. niot ; m. desiderium, cupido.
]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “neód.” 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/23554.

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