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dræge

(n.)
Grammar
dræge, es; n?

A DRAG, drag-nettragŭla, verricŭlum

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A DRAG, drag-net; tragŭla, verricŭlum Dræg-netvel dræge tragŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 13; Wrt. Voc. 15, 13. Dræge tragŭla vel verricŭlum, 105; Som. 78, 40; Wrt. Voc. 57, 22

alýfednes

(n.)
Grammar
alýfednes, -ness, e; f.

Permissionleavegrantpermissio

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Permission, leave, grant; permissio: =a-lýfed, -nes

nyllan

(v.)
Grammar
nyllan, = ne willan
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Nylle ic út wítan, Met. 24, 52. Ic nelle nolo, ðú nelt non vis, hé nele non vult, wé nellaþ nolumus ... nelle ðu noli, nelle gé nolite, . . . nellan nolle, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 16-19. Ðú nelt, Exon. Th. 250, 12; Jul. 126. Nyle hé, Ps. Th. 74, 8. Nán

Linked entries: willan nillan

be-neah

he requires

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he requires, Elen. Kmbl. 1233; El. 618

cyric-neód

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-neód, e; f.

Church-need ecclesiæ necessitas

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Church-need; ecclesiæ necessitas Riht is ðæt man betǽce ǽnne dǽl preóstum, óðerne dǽl tocyricneóde þriddan dǽl ðám þearfum it is right that one part [of the alms] be delivered to the priests, a second part for the need of the church, a third part for

full-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
full-neáh, adv.

Full nearlyvery nearlyalmostfĕre

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Full nearly, very nearly, almost; fĕre Ðú eart fullneáh forþoht thou art almost despairing, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 16: Chr. 897; Th. 175, 39, col. 1

hring-nett

(n.)
Grammar
hring-nett, es; n.
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A net-work of rings, a coat of mail formed of rings Hringnet bǽron locene leoþosyrcan, Beo. Th. 3783; B. 1889

neáh-búr

Similar entry: neáh-gebúr

neáh-eá

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-eá, f.

A neighbouring river

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A neighbouring river Hié of ðǽm neáhéum and merum ða hronfiscas up tugon and ða ǽton, Nar. 22, 9

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neáh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-líc, adj.

Near

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Near Unrótnysse neáhlíce tribulatio proxima, Ps. Lamb. 21, 12

neód-laðu

(n.)
Grammar
neód-laðu, f.

Earnest, hospitable invitation

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Earnest, hospitable invitation Hé frægn gif him wǽre æfter neódlaðu niht getǽse Beowulf asked if to Hrothgar the night had been pleasant after the hospitality of the preceding evening (?) (cf. him wæs ful boren and freóndlaðu wordum bewægned, 2389; B

ge-neah

(v.)

it is sufficientsufficit

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it is sufficient; sufficit, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 29; Sch. 35

ge-neát

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát, es; m.

A companion, associate, vassal

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A companion, associate, vassal Big-standaþ me strange geneátas ða ne willaþ me æt ðam stríðe geswícan strong companions stand by me who will not fail me at the strife, Cd. 15; Th. 18, 36;Gen. 284. Geneát inquilinus, Cot. 108: parasitus, 152. Byrhtwold

ge-nefa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nefa, an; m.

A nephewnepos

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A nephew; nepos Caius his [Agustuses] genefa nolde gebiddan to ðam ælmihtigum Gode Caius his [Augustus's] nephew would not worship the almighty God, Ors. 6, 1; Bos. 116, 18

þǽr-néhst

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-néhst, adv.
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Next to that Godes grið is ealra griða geornost tó healdanne, and þǽrnéhst þæs cynges, L. Eth. vii. 1; Th. i. 330, 3

un-neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-neáh, adj.

Distantfar

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Distant, far In lond unnéh in regionem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 13: 19, 12

Linked entries: neáh un-néh

un-neáh

(prep.; adv.)

not nearfarfar from

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not near. Grammar un-neáh, as adv. far Syndan ealle hí fram ǽ ðínre unneáh gewiten a lege tua longe facti sunt, Ps. Th. 118, 150. Grammar un-neáh, as prep. far from Óþlæ unnég, Txts. 127, 1

for-neán

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Forneán propemodum, i. pene (inuestigabile), An. Ox. 2674. Unsprecende forneán, Hml. S. 3, 481. Forneán ꝥ ýtemeste íglond, Lch. iii. 432, 18. Forneán circiter, i. pene (quingentorum), An. Ox. 3719: Angl. vii. 36, 335. Wé swincan nellað nánþincg forneán

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ge-neah

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-neah, pl. ge-nugon; p. ge-nohte. impersonal it suffices a person, a person has enough, abounds in Wé eáðe magon úpcund ríce forð gestígan, gif ús on ferðe geneah, and wé willað healdan heofoncyninges bibod, Sch. 35. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ganah

ge-neán

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Substitute: To get near, (i) to approach Swipu ne geneálǽcþ ł ne geneáhaþ (appropinquabit) þínum getelde. Ps. L. 90, lo. to be attached to, fixed to. Cf. ge-neálǽcan ; IV b Ðá sóðfæstnesse ðínes trumlícor gineá ðú dóst láre eos veritatis tuae firmius