nihstig
Fasting
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Fasting Gedrinc his on niht nistig, Lchdm. i. 74, 1, 6 : 76, 7, 13. Nyhstig, iii. 48, 2. Nihstig, 48, 15 : 50, 21 : i. 82, 14 : 84, 16
niht
night ⬩ night ⬩ darkness ⬩ night
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Kmbl. 675; Sal. 337. night (as in se'n-night, fort-night; cf. Tacitus' Germania, c. xi : 'Instead of reckoning by days as we do, they reckon by nights') Be ánre nihtes (MS. B. nihte) þiéfþe, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 11.
niht-bealu
Bale or hurt that comes at night
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Bale or hurt that comes at night, Beo. 389; B. 193
niht-eáge
Able to see at night
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Able to see at night Nihteáge nyctalmus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 23. Nihtége nictalmus, i. 20, 8
niht-eald
A day old
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A day old Gif hit biþ nihteald þiéfþ if it is a theft a day old, i. e. if a day passes between the commission of the crime and the capture of the thief, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 10
Linked entry: eald
nihte-gala
A nightingale
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A nightingale Nihtegala luscinia, Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 25
nihte-gale
A bird whose note (v. galan) is heard at night ⬩ the night-raven ⬩ the nightingale
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Nectægalae roscinia, Ep. Gl. 22 b, 27. Nictigalae achalantis, 1 f, 6. Nehtegale achalantis vel luscinia vel roscinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 3. Nihtegale, 4, 24 : luscinia, 51, 27 : philomela, 1. 63, 23. Nightegale lucinia vel philomela, 29, 12
Linked entry: -gale
nihterne
For a night
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For a night Ðæs gást wæs neahterne of líchoman álǽded his (Fursey) spirit was for a night taken from his body, Shrn. 51, 30. Lǽt standan neahterne, Lchdm. ii. 24, 21 : 32, 25. Lǽt licgean neahterne, 66, 12. Bind on ða eágan nihterne, 34. 23.
nihtes
At night ⬩ night
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At night, night Ne mæg ic búton mynstre nihtes wunian I cannot stop out of the monastery at night, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 34. Ðá gestód hé æt ánum éhþyrle óþ forþ nihtes ( far on into the night ), 184, 27.
niht-gild
A service ⬩ sacrifice celebrated at night
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A service, sacrifice celebrated at night Nihtgild nyctilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 18. Blóstmfreólsas and nihtgilda floralia nictelia (cf. blóstmgeld floralia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 52), Hpt. Gl. 515,18
niht-glóm
The darkness of night
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The darkness of night Wæs ðam báncofan æfter nihtglóme ( when the shades of night prevailed ) neáh geþrungen, Exon. Th. 158, 27; Gú. 916
niht-lang
Night-long ⬩ a night in length
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Night-long, a night in length Nafa ðú nánes þearfan wedd mid ðé nihtlangne fyrst si pauper est proximus tuus, non pernoctabit apud te pignus, Deut. 24, 12 : Cd. Th. 191, 2; Exod. 208 : Andr. Kmbl. 1668; An. 836 : 2620; An. 1311 : Elen.
niht-langes
For the night
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For the night Ic bidde eów ðæt gé gecirron tó mínum húse and ðǽr wunion nihtlanges, Gen. 19, 2. [Ne moste nihtlonges istonden, Laym. 15504.]
niht-nihstig
Fasting for a night
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Fasting for a night Sele nihtnestig drincan, Lchdm. ii. 64, 18. Gedrinc ǽlce dæge neahtnestig, 30, 26. Drince iii morgenas neahtnestig, 296, 12. Mid his selfes nihtnestiges migoþan, 42, 1. Sele nihtnestigum drincan, 64, 9, 19 : 186, 5.
niht-sang
the service at the seventh of the canonical hours ⬩ compline ⬩ a copy of the service
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the service at the seventh of the canonical hours, compline Nú gebyraþ mæssepreóstum ðæt hí ða seofon tídsangas gesyngon . . . nihtsang seofoþan, L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 3-7 : R. Ben. 40, 7.
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
niht-scúa
The darkness ⬩ shades of night
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The darkness, shades of night Ðonne nípeþ nihtscúa, Exon. Th. 292, 24; Wand. 104 : 307, 29; Seef. 31. Æfter nihtscúan, 162, 5; Gú. 971. Under nihtscúwan, Cd. Th. 124, 10; Gen. 2060. Neowle nihtscúwan, 184, 28; Exod. 114
niht-wacu
A night-watch
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A night-watch Mec oft bigeat nearo nihtwaco æt nacan stefnan, Exon. Th. 306, 13; Seef. 7
Linked entry: wacu
niht-waru
Night-wear
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Night-wear Genóh byþ ðam munuce ðæt hé hæbbe twá cúlan and twegen syricas for ðære nihtware and for ðæs reáfes þweále, R. Ben. 90, 4
Linked entry: waru
niht-weard
A guard who keeps watch at night
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A guard who keeps watch at night Heofoncandel ( the fiery pillar ) barn, níwe nihtweard, Cd. Th. 185, 1; Exod. 116