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ge-nefa

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Substitute: a nephew Gaius his nefa (genefa, v. l.) fór on Sirie Caium, nepotem suum, Augustus ad ordinandam Syriae prouinciam misit, Ors. 6, l; S. 254, n. Hé gefeaht wið Pompeiuses nefan (genefon, v. l. nepotes), 5, 12; 8. 244, 6. the son of a cousin

ge-nesan

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Add: to escape from an evil in which one is involved. absolute Þæt ealde wundor þǽra þreóra cnihta þe áworpene wǽron in þone byrnende ofen, and swá þeáh ungederede genǽson antiquum trium puerorum miraculum, qui projecti in ignibus laesi non sunt, Gr.

neáh-ceaster

(n.)
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a neighbouring city Néhceastra gehwilce and land forhergiende proximas quasque ciuitates agrosque depopulans, Bd. I. 15; Sch. 43, II

Linked entry: ceaster

neáh-cirice

(n.)
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a neighbouring church Sumre neáhcyricean mæssepreóst vicinae ecclesiae presbyter, Gr. D. 117, 3. Férdon hí tó þǽre neáhcyrican (ad vicinam ecclesiam), 216, 3

neáh-dǽ

(n.)
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a neighbouring part In þám neáhdǽlum Tuscie mǽgðe in vicinis partibus Tusciae, Gr. D. 71, 30

neáh-fæder

(n.)
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a neighbouring father of the church, one not belonging to distant parts Nú ic þus swíðe behealde þá neáhfæderas þe mid ús wǽron dum vicinis valde patribus intendo, Gr. D. 179, 7

neáh-hergung

(adj.; part.)
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harrying in one's neighbourhood Ne mihte ic gangan tó eástdǽlum for Rómwarena cempena neéhhergunge I could not go East because the Roman soldiers were harrying in the neighbourhood, Hml. A. 200, 174

neáh-mǽg

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Se bróþer þám óþrum ne mæg gehelpan, ne se fæder þám suna, ne þá neáhmágas, ne þá mádmgestreón, Verc. Först. 134, 24. Add

neáh-munt

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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add

neáh-mynster

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-mynster, a neighbouring monastery or
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convent In þám neáh-mynstre (neáhnunnmynstre, néhnunmynstre, v. ll.) uicino uirginum monasterio, Bd. 4, I; Sch. 337, 16

neód-full

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Nú bidde ic míne arceƀ and ealle míne leóƀ ꝥ hý ealle neódfulle beón ymbe Godes gerihta. Cht. E. 230, 14. Add

newe-seóþa

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Neuanseáda, naensída ilium, Txts. 68, 505. Naensood, 110, 1180. Add

Linked entry: nu-seóþa

sǽ-nett

(n.)

a net for fishing in the sea

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a net for fishing in the sea Sǽnet sagene, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 14

hæfte-neód

(n.)
Grammar
hæfte-neód, e; f.

Custody, prison

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Custody, prison [?] Úre bán syndon tóworpene be helwarena hæfteneódum dissipata sunt ossa nostra secus infernum, Ps. Th. 140, 9

Linked entry: hæft-níd

sleg-neát

(n.)
Grammar
sleg-neát, es; n.

A beast to be slaughtereda ewe to be slaughtered

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A beast to be slaughtered Hé geselle éghwelce gére tuá slegneát (slægnǽt) Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 39 Ch. Th. 105, 4

Linked entries: neát sliht-swín

a-néhst

(adv.)

at lastin the last placead ultimumultimo

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at last, in the last place; ad ultimum, ultimo

efen-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-neáh, adv.

Equally near æque vīcīne

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Equally near; æque vīcīne Stríceþ ymbútan efenneáh gehwæðer it holds its course around equally near everywhere. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 282; Met. 20, 141

Linked entry: emn-neáh

ende-néhst

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-néhst, -nýhst, ende-néxta, ende-níhsta; adj.

The nighest end, the last, uttermost ultĭmus

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The nighest end, the last, uttermost; ultĭmus Drihten, ðú oncneówe ealle ða nywestan oððe ða endeníhstan [MS. ændenihstan] Dŏmĭne, tu cognōvisti omnia novissĭma, Ps. Lamb. 138, 5. Februārius se mónaþ is ealra scyrtst and endenýhst February is the shortest

Linked entry: neáh

fór-nefe

(n.)
Grammar
fór-nefe, an; f.

A nephew's daughterproneptis

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A nephew's daughter; proneptis. Som. Ben. Lye

full-neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
full-neáh, adj.

Full nighvery nearvalde propinquus

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Full nigh, very near; valde propinquus Wæs se feónd fullneáh the foe was very near, Cd. 32; Th. 43, 10; Gen. 688

Linked entry: ful-neáh