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fyll-nis

Grammar
fyll-nis, -ness.

completeness, abundance

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Add: completeness, abundance On Críste ánum is ealles siges fylnes þurhtogen, Bl. H. 179, 7. Of fyllnisse his alle wé onféngon uuldor de plenitudine ejus omnes accepimus gratiam, Jn. L. R. 1, 16. Fylnysse liberalitate, gratia, An. Ox. 7, 228

Linked entry: fyl-nes

neáh-freónd

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-freónd, es; m.

A near friend or relation

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A near friend or relation Ðǽr wæs mycel menigo manna gegaderod his mága and eác óðra his néhfreónda, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 22

hnesc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hnesc-ness, e; f.

Softness, delicacy, gentleness, weakness

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Gif hwá for his hnescnysse ðæt fæsten áberan ne mæg si quis præ mollitie sua jejunium perferre nequeat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60; Th. ii. 220, 24. Gif þurh his hnescnysse seó heord forwurþ if through his want of vigour the flock perish, L. I.

neáh-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-þeód, e; f.

A neighbouring people

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A neighbouring people Europe ne Asia ne ealle ða neáhþeóda, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 28. Ǽgðer ge hié self wéndon ge ealle ða neáhþeóda ðæt hié ofer hié ealle mehte anwald habban, 3, 1; Swt. 96, 6

níd-níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd-níd, e ; f.
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Absolute, unavoidable necessity Gif ǽnig geþrístlǽse bútan slǽperne tó slǽpenne bútan hé neádneóde hæbbe (absque causa ineuitabili), Chrd. 61, 9

netele

(n.)
Grammar
netele, netle, netel, an; f.

A nettle

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Netle, i. 31, 60 : 68, 25. Netel (netele, netle) urtica; blind netel (netele, netle) archangelica, 79, 30, 31. Netle, blinde netle, Lchdm. ii. 66, 4. Netele. Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man urticam, and óðrum naman netele nemneþ i. 310, 14-16.

hwilc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwilc-ness, e; f.

Quality

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Quality Sume synd qualitalis ðe getácniaþ hwilcnysse, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 31

Linked entry: ge-hwilcness

líf-neru

(n.)
Grammar
líf-neru, e; f.

food

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Support of life, food Tó lífnere Andr. Kmbl. 2180; An. 1091

neáh-gebýrild

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gebýrild, es; m.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Néhebýrildas vicinas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 9

Linked entry: ge-býrild

neáh-gebýren

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gebýren, e; f.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Heó clypaþ hyre frýnd and néhhebýryna (-byrna, MS. A.) convocans amicas et vicinas, Lk. Skt. 15, 9

Linked entry: ge-býren

neáh-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-sibb, e; f.

Relationship

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Relationship Néhsibbe propinquitatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 36

Linked entry: feor-sibb

neód-spearuwa

(n.)
Grammar
neód-spearuwa, an ; m.

An active, restless sparrow

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An active, restless sparrow (cf. (?) sparuwe is a cheaterinde brid; cheatereð euer ant chirmeð, A. R. 152), Ps. Th. 123, 6

Linked entry: spearwa

neód-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
neód-weorþung, e; f.

Great honouring

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Great honouring For naman ðínes neódweorþunge propter nomen tuum. Ps. Th. 142, 11

neáh-tún

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-tún, es; m.

A neighbouring town

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A neighbouring town Sum eald man wæs in ðam néhtúne ðǽr ic wæs ðæs nama wæs Malchus there was an old man in the town near where I was, whose name was Malchus, Shrn. 36, 6

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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Ne can ðara idesa ówðer þurh gebedscipe beorna neáwist, Cd. Th. 148, 36; Gen. 2467

Linked entry: né-west

eáht-ness

Grammar
eáht-ness, l. eaht-ness,
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Cf. éht-ness

níd-hǽmed

Grammar
níd-hǽmed, néd-, niéd-, nýd-hǽmed, es; n.

Rape

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Rape, L. Alf. pol. 25, 26; Th. i. 78, 11-18

leáf-ness

Grammar
leáf-ness, léf-, lýf-ness; e; f.

Leavepermissionlicence

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Leave, permission, licence Gif him léfnys seald wǽre if leave had been given him, Bd. 1, 23; S. 486, 8. Lýfnes licentia, 4, 18; S. 586, 34: 2, 1; S. 501, 32: 5, 19; S. 640, 10. Bútan heora Ieóda geþafunge and leáfnysse absque suorum consensu ac licentia

Linked entries: léf-ness lýf-ness

fór-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-neáh, fór-neán; adv.

Very nearlynighnearlyalmostaboutprŏpefĕrepænepaulo mĭnuscircĭter

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Very nearly, nigh, nearly, almost, about; prŏpe, fĕre, pæne, paulo mĭnus, circĭter Fórneáh fĕre, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 50. Fórneáh oððe hwæt-hwega hí fordydon me on eorþan paulo mĭnus consummāvērunt me in terram, Ps. Lamb. 118, 87: 93, 17. Seó upastíhþ

neáh-dún

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-dún, e; f.

A neighbouring hill

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A neighbouring hill Of ðǽm neáhdúnum and scrafum ex vicinis montium speluncis, Nar. 14, 6