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drig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
drig-nes, dryg-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

DRYNESSsiccĭtas

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DRYNESS; siccĭtas Ðære drignesse ne sceal he huniges onbítan ac eald wín for the dryness he must not taste of honey but old wine, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 19. Æteówige drignis let dryness appear; appāreat ārĭda, Gen. 1, 9. God gecígde ða drignysse

Linked entry: dryg-nes

éc-nes

(n.)
Grammar
éc-nes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Eternity, everlasting æternĭtas

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Eternity, everlasting; æternĭtas Ðæt we wuldres eard in écnesse ágan mósten that we for ever might possess the abode in glory, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 9; Cri. 1204: Ps. Th. 118, 152. On écnisse for ever, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 469. On écnysse for ever.

neoþe-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
neoþe-, nioþo-, niþe-weard; adj.

Lowsituated beneathbottom of

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Low, situated beneath, bottom of (the noun with which the adjective agrees) Niþeweard fót planta; hóh niþeweard calx, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 73, 75. Is se hals gréne nioþoweard and ufeweard, Exon. Th. 218, 23; Ph. 299. On nyþewerdum ðam munte ad radices montis

egor

(n.)
Grammar
egor, nine ounces or

inches, a span dodrans

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inches, a span; dodrans, Cot. 64, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-selenis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-selenis, -niss, e; f.
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A handing over, giving, tradition Æfter gimett giselenisse Cristes secundum mensuram donationis Christi, Rtl. 83, 1. Æfter geselenise juxta traditionem, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 5

god-wrecnis

(n.)
Grammar
god-wrecnis, -niss, e; f.
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Wickedness, impiety Hefig mán is and godwrecnis ðæt mon hine menge mid his steópméder cum noverca miscere grave est facinus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 10

Linked entry: -wrecness

brád-nes

(n.)
Grammar
brád-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [brád broad, large, -nes, -nis, -nys -ness]
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BROADNESS, extent, largeness, surface; latitudo, amplitudo, facies, superficies Se ródor belýcþ on his bósme ealle eorþan brádnysse the firmament incloses in its bosom all the extent of the earth, Hexam. 5; Norm. 8, 27. Se wǽta, gyf hit sealt byþ of

Linked entries: brǽded-nes brǽd-nys

-eáge

(suffix)
Grammar
-eáge, (-ége, -íge). v. án-, glæsen-, niht-, sceolh-, siwen-, súr-, toren-eáge (-ége, -íge).

Linked entry: -íge

deáþ-bérnis

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-bérnis, deáþ-bér-niss,e ; f.

Death, destruction, pestilence pernĭcies, pestilentia

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Death, destruction, pestilence; pernĭcies, pestilentia Deáþbérnisse oððe uncúþo ádlo pestilentiæ, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 11

Linked entry: doeþ-bérnis

niþþas

(n.)
Grammar
niþþas, niþas; pl. m. (a poetical word used only in the plural)

Men

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Men Niþþas findaþ gold, gumþeóda bearn, Cd. Th. 14, 27; Gen. 225. Niþþa bearna ǽrest ealra, 69, 14; Gen. 1135 : 77, 33; Gen. 1284 : Beo. Th. 2015; B. 1005 : Exon. Th. 167, 34; Gú. 1070. Niþþa nergend, 140, 18; Gú. 612. Niþþa gehwylcum, 360, 15; Wal.

Linked entry: niþ

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.

Desireeagernessdiligenceearnest endeavour

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Desire, eagerness, diligence, earnest endeavour 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

ge-þwǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrnes, -ness, niss, -e; f.
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Concord, agreement, mildness; concordia, mansuetudo Mid fægerre geþwǽrnesse pulchra concordia, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 23. Sibb and geþwǽrnyss pax et concordia, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 25: Blickl. Homl. 109, 16. He ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþwǽrnesse and on

betogenes

(n.)
Grammar
betogenes, -ness, -niss, e; f.
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An accusation; accusatio Be cierlisces monnes betogenesse [MS. H. betogenisse] of a churlish man's accusation, L. In. 37, titl; Th. i. 124, note 50

hæft-néd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-néd, -niéd, -nýd, e; f.
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Captivity, thraldom, custody Israhéla folc on hæftnéde Babiloniscum cyninge þeówde the people of Israel served the king of Babylon in captivity, Homl. Th. ii. 84, 27. Lýsan of hæftnéde to release from captivity, Elen. Kmbl. 593; El. 297. On hæftnéde

Linked entry: hæft-nýd

-es

(suffix)
Grammar
-es, is the termination of adverbs in many cases where the noun is not so formed; as nihtes by night, nightly; nédes

of necessity, necessarily

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of necessity, necessarily

fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
fæstan, -nian; p.fæste ; pp. fæsted [fæst fast, firm] .

firm, entrust, commit, commendfirmāre, commendāre FASTjējūnāre

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to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend; firmāre, commendāre, Lk. Lind. War. 23, 46. some have taught and now teach that he who fasts properly, fastens or secures his salvation, hence, perhaps,- To FAST; jējūnāre Ne mágon hí fæstan non

Linked entries: ge-fæstan fast

a-fúndennis

(n.)
Grammar
a-fúndennis, -niss, e; f.

An experimentan inventiona discoveryexperimentum

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An experiment, an invention, a discovery; experimentum, R. Ben. interl. 59

a-weorpnis

(n.)
Grammar
a-weorpnis, -niss, e; f.

A casting ofputting awaydivorcerepudium

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A casting of, putting away, divorce; repudium, Mt. Rush. Stv. 19, 7

Linked entry: a-worpenes

berendnis

(n.)
Grammar
berendnis, -niss, e; f.

Fertilityfruitfulnessfertilitas

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Fertility, fruitfulness; fertilitas, Leo 110

ge-gripennis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gripennis, -niss, e; f.

A takingseizingsnarecorreptiocaptio

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A taking, seizing, snare; correptio, captio Gegripennis ðone ðe he behýdde togegrípe hine captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 9

Linked entry: ge-grip