niht-hræfn
The night-raven ⬩ night jar ⬩ night-owl
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The night-raven, night jar, night-owl Naechthraebn noctua, nocticorax, Ep. Gl. 16 b, 15, 18. Naehthraefn noctua, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 76. Nihthræfn nycticorax, i. 63, 12. Nihthrefn, 281, 42. Nihthremn, ii. 60, 36. Nihtremn, i. 29, 35. Nihthrefne (nihtrefen
niht-hróc
The night-rook ⬩ raven
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The night-rook, raven Nihtróc nycticorax, Ps. Lamb. 101, 7
niht-líc
Nightly ⬩ of the night ⬩ nocturnal
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Nightly, of the night, nocturnal Fram ege nihtlícum a timore nocturno, Ps. Spl. 90, 5. For nihtlecum ege, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 11. Hí swuncon on nihtlícum réwette, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 24. Ða steorran sint mannum tó nihtlícere líhtinge gesceapene, i. 110
Linked entry: nihte-líc
niht-rest
The couch on which one rests at night
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The couch on which one rests at night Abram síne nihtreste ofgeaf, Cd. Th. 173, 18; Gen. 2863
niht-rím
A number of days
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A number of days Nihtrím scridon, Exon. Th. 167, 35; Gú. 1070
niht-slǽp
Sleep during the night
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Sleep during the night Ðæt ilce geþanc ðe heom amang ðam nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall ðá hí áwac. Odon hí ðæt sylfe geþohton, Homl. Skt. 23, 442
niht-wæcce
A night-watch ⬩ vigil
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A night-watch, vigil Nihtwæccan vigiliae, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 22. Hyrdas wǽron waciende and nihtwæccan (-wæcan, MS. C.) healdende pastores erant vigilantes et custodientes vigilias noctis, Lk. Skt. 2, 8
níten-líc
Animal ⬩ after the manner of a brute
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Animal, after the manner of a brute Gé nételícan (nétenlícan, Cott. MS.) men O! terrena animalia, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 35
níþ-geteón
Injurious malice
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Injurious malice Sigor áhwearf of norþmanna níþgeteóne ( when Abraham defeated those who carried away Lot ), Cd. Th. 124, 26; Gen. 2068
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níþ-geweorc
Malicious ⬩ evil work
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Malicious, evil work Ðeáh hé ( Grendel ) róf síe níþgeweorca, Beo. Th. 1370; B. 683
níþ-gripe
A hostile grasp
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A hostile grasp Hyne ( Grendel ) sár hafaþ in níþgripe (MS. mid gripe, nídgripe [?]) nearwe befongen, Beo. Th. 1956; B. 976
níþ-plega
Battle
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Battle, Andr. Kmbl. 827; An. 414
ge-niédde
compelled, forced
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compelled, forced
ge-niht
Abundance, fulness, sufficiency ⬩ abundantia, ūbertas ⬩ copia, abundantia
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Abundance, fulness, sufficiency; abundantia, ūbertas Wénst ðú ðæt se ánweald and ðæt geniht seó to forseónne thinkest thou that power and abundance are to be despised? Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 22, 24, 26. Hý beóþ oferdrencte on ðære genihte ðínes húses inebriābuntur
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sin-níþ
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Continued enmity or trouble, Exon. Th. 354, 27 ; Reim. 52
dǽl-nimend
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Daelniomend particeps, Ps. Srt. 118, 63. Dǽlnimendras consortes, i. participes, An. Ox. 1902. Add
ed-níwe
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God gescypð ǽlce geáre óðre edníwe (cf. Angl. vii. 10, 99 under edníwan) ðæs ylcan gecyndes, for ðan ðe ðá ǽrran áteoriað, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 29. ( This and Ph. 253 might be taken under ed-níwe; adj.) Add
efen-niht
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Substitute: <b>efen-niht,</b> e; f.: -nihte (?), es; n. An equinox Emniht aequinoctium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 38. Gif hit wǽre rihtlíce emniht on Sc̃a Marian mæssedæge, Lch. iii. 256, 14. Seó lenctenlice emniht (-nyhte, v. l. ), 12. Seó hærfestlice