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níten

  • noun [ neuter ]
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níten, niéten, neáten, nýten, es; n.
An animal, beast, cattle
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  • Ǽlc cuce þing vel nýten

    animal :

    ǽlces kynnes nýten

    pecus, jumentum,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 37, 38 : 78, 49.

  • Réðe nýten

    feralis bestia,

      ii. 147, 54.

  • Ðis nýten

    haec pecus,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32
      • ;
    • Som. 12, 10.

  • Ðis nýten

    istud animal;

    ðyses nýtenes

    istius animalis;

    ðás níhtenu

    ista animalia,

    • 15
      • ;
    • Som. 18, 34-36.

  • Swá nýten geworden eom

    ut jumentum factus sum,

    • Ps. Spl. 72, 22.

  • Sum nýten is ðe wé nemnaþ broc,

    • Lchdm. i. 326, 11.

  • Néten,

    • Met. 20, 191.

  • Niéten,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 44
      • ;
    • Sal. 22.

  • Hé hine on his nýten (nétne, Lind.) sette,

    • Lk. Skt. 10, 34.

  • Nýtenu and deór fixas and fugelas God gesceóp on flǽsce bútan sáwle. Ða nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, and hé forgeaf ðám nýtenum gærs,

    • Homl. Th. i. 276, 3-6.

  • Men and nýtenu sweltaþ

    homines et jumenta morientur,

    • Ex. 9, 19.

  • Swá stunte nýtenu

    sicut bruta animalia,

    • Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 19.

  • Ða ungesceádwísan neótena,

    • Bt. 14, 2
      • ;
    • Fox 44, 21.

  • Nétenu,

    • 34, 11
      • ;
    • Fox 152, 6.

  • Ðám monnum ðe beóþ neátenum gelíce,

    • 14, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 42, 3.

  • Lǽde seó eorþe forþ cuce nítenu,

    • Gen. 1, 24.
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v. neát.
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v.  neáten neóten néten nýten.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “níten.” 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/23771.

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