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
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
Linked entry: ge-teón
níþ-geweorc
Malicious ⬩ evil work
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Malicious, evil work Ðeáh hé ( Grendel ) róf síe níþgeweorca, Beo. Th. 1370; B. 683
níþ-grim
Savage ⬩ cruel
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Savage, cruel Nýdwracu níþgrim, nihtbealwa mǽst, Beo. Th. 388; B. 193. Mé beþeahton þeóstru níþgrim, Ps. Th. 54, 5
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
níþ-sele
A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe
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A hall where one is exposed to the hatred of a foe [Grein reads niþ-sele a hall low down, beneath the water. ] Hé [in] níþsele náthwylcum wæs, ðǽr him nǽnig wæter wihte ne sceþede, Beo. Th. 3030; B. 1513
Linked entry: niþ
níþ-weorc
Battle ⬩ conflict
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Battle, conflict Níþweorca heard brave in battle, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 26
níw-cumen
newly come (to a particular belief) ⬩ a neophyte
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newly come (to a particular belief), a neophyte Nícumen neophytus, Hpt. Gl. 480, 12. Se sylfa nígecumena (nícumena, nígcumene) bróðor, R. Ben. 101, 15. Be nígcumenra (nícumenra, Wells, Frag.) gebróðra andfenge, 97, 2. Tǽce him mon siððan tó nígcumenra
níw-fara
A new-comer ⬩ a stranger
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A new-comer, a stranger Ic eom nífara hider on eorþan beforan ðé and ælþeódig incola ego sum apud te in terra, et peregrinus, Ps. Th. 38, 15
Linked entries: níw-gefara fara
níw-gecirred
newly converted
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newly converted Nígecerred neophytus, novellus, Hpt. 488, 4
Linked entry: ge-cirran
níw-hworfen
newly converted
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newly converted Betwux ðam níghworfenum folce ( the recently converted people of Kent ), Homl. Th. ii. 130, 27
norþ-land
a northern land
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a northern land Hé fór on Sciððie ða norþland, Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 3
Norþ-wíc
Norwich
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Norwich Hér com Swegen tó Norþwíc ... Ðá gerǽdde Ulfkytel wið ða witan on Eást-Englum, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 17. Ðá geaf se cyng his sunu ðone eorldóm on Norþfolc and Súþfolc; ðá lǽdde hé ðæt wíf tó Norþwíc, 1075; Erl. 213, 6
bet-nes
Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence ⬩ satisfactio, compensatio
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Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence; satisfactio, compensatio Ðæt ic búton betnesse beó mínra synna that I am, without amendment of my sins, L. De Cf. 10; Th. ii. 264, 16
bíg-nes
A bending, bowing ⬩ flexio
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A bending, bowing; flexio Se earm nǽnige bígnesse on ðam elnbogan hæfde brachium nihil prorsus in cubito flexionis habuit, xBd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23
Linked entry: býgnes
boren-nes
Birth, nativity ⬩ partus, nativitas
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Birth, nativity; partus, nativitas
gehér-nes
Hearing ⬩ auditus
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Hearing; auditus In gehérnesse audiendo, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 6. Dryhten ic gehérde gehérnisse [gehírnesse, Ps. Trin. Camb. fol. 244, 7] ðíne Domine audivi auditum tuum vocem tuam, Cant. Abac. Surt. 189, 2 : Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 38
ge-náp
darkened
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darkened; p. of ge-nípan
ge-nec
a light ship, a frigate ⬩ liburnica
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a light ship, a frigate; liburnica, Cot. 120