neb-wlitu
The form of the face ⬩ the face ⬩ countenance
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The form of the face, the face, countenance Heora nebwlitu sceán swá swá sunne, Homl. Th. ii. 426, 10. Ic ne mæg on his nebwlite beseón, Homl. Skt. 7, 104. Hí gesáwon his nebwlite swylce sumes engles ansýne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 5. Sege ús his nebwlite describe
neó-síþ
Death
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Death Se sceal æfter neúsíþum wunian wítum fæst Exon. Th. 316, 27; Mód. 55
nép-flód
A neap-tide ⬩ a very low tide
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A neap-tide, a very low tide Népflód vel ebba ledona, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 11 : ledo, 63, 74: ii. 98, 22. On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeþ ðæt flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twentigum síða, and swá oft wanaþ; fylleþflód biþ némned on lǽden malina, and se népflódledo,
Linked entry: ap-flód
neb-gebræc
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neb-gebræc
A defluxion from the head ⬩ mucus of the nose
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A defluxion from the head, mucus of the nose Nebgebræc coriza ( = κορυζα ), Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 28: ii. 135, 77
neb-wlátung
Boldness ⬩ impudence ⬩ frontositas
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Boldness, impudence; frontositas, Lye (from a vocabulary in the Cotton library)
Linked entry: wlátung
neb-wlatung
Dejection ⬩ vultus demissio
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Dejection; vultus demissio, Lye
endemestness
extremity
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extremity Æftergencnysse oððe endemestnesse (-nést-?) extremitate, R. Ben. I. 33, 15. Substitute:
ealdor-ner
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cf. feorh-neru
neó-fugol
A bird that feeds on carrion ⬩ a vulture or crow
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A bird that feeds on carrion, a vulture or crow Néfuglas sittaþ þeódherga wæl þicce gefylled carrion-birds sit gorged with the slain, Cd. Th. 130, 12; Gen. 2158
Linked entry: né-fugol
neáh-nunnan-mynster
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Add: neáh-nun[n]mynster. See preceding word
níhsta
A neighbour ⬩ proximus
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Lufa ðínne néhstan (Lind. nésta), Mt. Kmbl. 19, 19. Hwylc is mín néhsta (neestæ, Lind.)? Lk. Skt. 10, 29. Lufa ðínne néxtan (néste, Lind : néxstan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 5, 43. Hwá is úre néxta ? Homl. Th. ii. 318, 1.
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niht
night ⬩ night ⬩ darkness ⬩ night
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night (as opposed to day) Niht is gesett mannum tó reste on ðysum middanearde ... Úre eorþlíce niht (nyht, MS. M.) cymþ þurh ðære eorþan sceade... Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas fram ðære sunnan settlunge óþ hire upgang. Án ðæra dǽla is crepusculum, óðer
níwan
Recently ⬩ lately ⬩ newly
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Recently, lately, newly Níwan, neówan, nuper; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 58. Secgeaþ hí ðæt sume dæge ðider níwan ( nuper ) cóme cýpemen, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Ða þing ðe ús níwan bodade syndon ea quae nunc nobis nova praedicantur, 2, 13; S. 516, 11. Ðonne
neáh-nunnan-mynster
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geap-neb
Crooked- ⬩ nibbed ⬩ with a bent beak ⬩ arched ⬩ curvātus
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Crooked- nibbed, with a bent beak, arched; curvātus Standeþ me hér on eaxelum Ælfheres láf, gód and geapneb Ælfhere's legacy stands here on my shoulders, good and crooked-nibbed, Wald. 94; Vald. 2, 19
ege-nys
Fearfulness, fear ⬩ tĭmor
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Fearfulness, fear; tĭmor, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 39
slitenness
Tearing, laceration
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Tearing, laceration Sliten[nesse] morsum, lacerationem Hpt. Gl. 490, 62
wildness
Wildness ⬩ licentiousness
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Wildness, licentiousness Gálre wild[nesse ?] pelulantis lasciviae Hpt. Gl. 515, 10
næss
a ness ⬩ land running out into water ⬩ headland ⬩ promontory
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a ness, land running out into water, headland, promontory. [The word ness found in English local names is mostly of Scandinavian origin, Icel. nes ; but, in a charter of 778, Cod. Dip.