nefne
Unless ⬩ except ⬩ Except
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Ðæt unc ne gedǽlde nemne deáþ ána ówiht elles, Exon. Th. 442, 34; Kl. 23 : Andr. Kmbl. 1327; An. 664. Grammar nefne, prep. Except Nemne feáum ánum, Beo. Th. 2167; B. 1081
neósian
to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry or inspection ⬩ to inspect ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to visit with calamity, disease
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Se leófa cuma se ðe gewunade úre bróðer neósian ( visitare ), Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 17. Ðone ðe hí untrumne neósian cóman, 4, 11; S. 579, 40 : R. Ben. 17, 2. Ðonne Drihten úre hwylces neósian wille, Blickl.
neótan
To enjoy ⬩ have the benefit of
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To enjoy, have the benefit of, make use of, Grammar neótan, with gen. Brúc ðisses beáges and ðisses hrægles neót, Beo. Th. 2439; B. 1217. Niótaþ inc ðæs óðres ealles all other take for your use, Cd. Th. 15. 18; Gen. 235.
níde
of necessity ⬩ as a natural ⬩ inevitable consequence ⬩ from force of circumstances ⬩ of necessity ⬩ because a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfied ⬩ from force ⬩ under compulsion ⬩ without free-will
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Niéde sceal bión gebrocen ðæt mód ðara hiéremonna, gif se láreów ágiémleásaþ ðæt hé hiera útan ne helpe, Past. 18; Swt. 137, 13 : Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 20. Ðǽr ðǽr ðú neóde irsian scyle, gemetiga ðæt ðeáh, Prov. Kmbl. 24.
níd-gafol
A tax that must be paid ⬩ tribute
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Ymbe ðæt neádgafol úres Drihtnes, ðæt sýn úre teóþunga and cyricsceattas, L. Edg. S.; Th. i. 270, 26, 13
Linked entry: níd-gild
niht-scada
night-shade
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night-shade (plant name) Nihtscada strumus vel uva lupina, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 18
Linked entry: sceada
níwe
new ⬩ not yet used ⬩ new ⬩ recent ⬩ not of long standing ⬩ not long made ⬩ new (to anything) ⬩ inexperienced ⬩ new ⬩ novel ⬩ different from what has gone before
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Ðá sceáwode Scyppend úre his weorca wlite, níwra gesceafta, Cd. Th. 13, 25; Gen. 208 : 55. 4; Gen. 889. On ðisum níwum dagum in these modern times, Homl. Th. i. 608, 23 : Homl. Skt. 13, 177.
Linked entry: níwung
notian
to make use of ⬩ employ ⬩ enjoy ⬩ to discharge an office
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to make use of, employ, enjoy; Grammar notian, with gen. Gif ðú his wel notast hwæt biþ wæstnbǽrre if you make good use of it (dung), what is more productive? Homl. Th. ii. 408, 34.
nytness
Use ⬩ utility ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit
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Use, utility, advantage, profit Hwylc nytnys on blóde mínum quae utilitas in sanguine meo, Ps. Spl. 29, 11. Náwiht nytnesse ( nihil utilitatis ) hafeþ seó ǽfæstnys ðe wé óþ ðis hæfdon, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 3.
nyt
use ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ office ⬩ duty
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use, advantage, profit Nyt commodum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 63. Hundteóntig hí him sylfum tó nytte dydon centum in suos usus habebant, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 3 : Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 6. Niþum tó nytte, Exon. Th. 409, 10; Rä. 27, 27.
nyttian
To make use of ⬩ enjoy
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To make use of, enjoy Ic nyttige fungor, utor, perago, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 22. Wuda and wætres nyttaþ, Exon. Th. 340, 12; Gn. Ex. 110. Sume ðæs seáwes ánlípiges nyttiaþ some make of the juice only, Lchdm. ii. 30, 16. Nyttade Noe sídan ríces, Cd.
óþ-rówan
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to row off Hié ú ó;þreówon they rowed out and away, Chr. 897 ; Erl. 96, 7
óþ-scúfan
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óþscúfeþ scearplíce (the Phenix moves off quickly from the attendant birds) ðæt hé in scade weardaþ on wudubearwe wéste stówe biholene and bihýdde hæleþa monegum dirigit in Syrian. celeres longaeva volatus, secretosque petit deserta per avia lucos, hie ubi
pearroc
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Hié ( the English) bedrifon hié (the Danes ) on ánne pearruc, and besǽton hié ðǽr útan, Chr. 918 ; Erl. 102, 35. Pearruca clatrorum, Hpt. Gl. 489, 75. Pearroca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 63. Of pearrocum de clatris, 26, 52: 18, 62. Of pearrucum, Hpt.
predicere
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U.), Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 276, 1
Linked entry: prydecere
pytt
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Uton dón hine on ðone ealdan pytt ( cisternam ), Gen. 37. 20. Ic wæs on pytt beworpen in lacum missus sum, 40, 15. Hé ádylfþ ðone pytt lacum aperuit, Ps. Th. 7, 15. Hwylces eówres assa befealþ on ánne pytt ( puteum ), Lk. Skt. 14, 5.
ramm
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Hé bierþ rammas ymbútan ðæt mód his hiéremonna, ðonne hé him gecýð mid hú scearplícum costungum wé sint ǽghwonon útan behrincgde, and se weall úres mægenes þurhþyrelað mid ðan scearpan ramman (ðǽm scearpan rammum, Cott.
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reccend
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Dryhten úre reccend is hé ðara læssena ríca reccend is, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 58, 22-25. God is scyppend and reccend ealra his gesceafta, Blickl. Homl. 185, 27 : Met. 4, 30. Ealra gesceafta reccend and stýrend, Wulfst. 255, 17.
EAR
EAR of corn ⬩ spīca
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Him þuhte, ðæt he gesáwe seofon ear weaxan on ánum healme fulle and fægre septem spīcæ pullŭlābant in culmo uno plēnæ atque formōsæ, Gen. 41, 5: Lev. 23, 22: Deut. 23, 25
rípan
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Ðér þeáfas ofdelfes ł hrýpes ubi fures effodiunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 19. Hí férdon ǽghweder flocmǽlum and heregodon úre earme folc, and hí rýpton (rǽpton, MS. E.) and slógon, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 26. Fram rýpendum ł bereáfiendum a diripientibus, Ps.
Linked entry: tó-rípan