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myrþrian

(v.)

to murder

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to murder

Linked entry: a-myrdrian

mýse

(n.)

a table

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a table

mýðe

(n.)
Grammar
mýðe, (?); pl.

The mouth of a stream

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The mouth of a stream Andlang bróces on ða mýdy; of ðes gemýðon on Ceahhanmere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 48, 25. v. ge-mýðe

mýðe

(n.)
Grammar
mýðe, (?), an; f.

The mouth of a stream

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The mouth of a stream Ǽrest fram mýðan in cyrstilmǽl ác ... eft in ða mýðan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 20-380, 7

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

nakedbarenuduswithout clothingunsaddledbare-backednakedunsheathedbaredestitutestripped of propertynot accompanied by deeds

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Voc. ii. 144, 70. Næcad exerta, 107, 78. of persons, without clothing Nacod and ceald nuda, 61, 65. Nacod plegere gymnosophista, i. 17, 10. Ic eom nacod ( nudus ), Gen. 3, 10, 11. Ðá sæt ðǽr sum þearfa nacod, bæd him hrægles, Blickl.

nǽcan

(v.)

to kill

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to kill Ic nǽce (other MSS. knǽce, nǽte) oððe ic ácwelle neco, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 56

Linked entry: hnǽcan

næder-winde

(n.)
Grammar
næder-winde, an; f.

adder-wort

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The name of a plant, adder-wort Næddrewinde viperina, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 26

nǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
nǽdl, e; f.

A needle

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A needle Nǽdl acus, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 4 : Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 18. Hwanon seámere nǽdl unde sartori acus, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 33. Þurh nǽdle (nédle, Rush.) eáge per foramen acus, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 24 : Lk. Skt. 18, 25. Þurh nǽdle þyrel, Mk.

nædre

(n.)
Grammar
nædre, næddre, an; f.

Any kind of serpentadderviper

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Any kind of serpent, adder, viper Nædre gipsa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 55 : natrix, 97, 36 : 60, 77. Snaca oððe nædre coluber, 16, 75. Gerumpenu, gehyrnedu nædre coluber cerastis. 15, 68 : 16, 2. nædre beswác, Cd. Th. 55, 20; Gen. 897.

næfig

(adj.)
Grammar
næfig, adj.

Not having meanspoor

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Not having means, poor Þarfa ł næfga (næfre, Lind.) mendicus, Jn. Skt. Rush. 9, 8. Næfgum (næfigum, Lind.) egenis, 13, 29. Næfigum, Lind. 12. 5

nǽfre

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽfre, ( = ne ǽfre); adv.

Never

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Grammar nǽfre, with another negative Ne hit nǽfre ne gewurðe nec unquam fiat, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 14. Ðæt nǽfre ne gedóþ, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 15. Nǽfre siðan Rómáne ne rícsodon on Bretone, Chr. 409; Erl. 10, 7.

Linked entry: nefre

nǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
nǽgan, négan; p. de

To addressaccostspeak to

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To address, accost, speak to Nigeþan síþe nǽgde se gomola, sǽgde eaforan worn, Exon. Th. 304, 5; . 65. But generally the verb is accompanied by wordum : -- Ðú wordum nǽgest, fúsne frignest, 175, 26; . 1200. Hine weroda God wordum nǽgde, Cd.

Linked entry: hnǽgan

nǽgen

(v.)
Grammar
nǽgen, = ne mǽgen
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Gedó ðæt nǽgen dón ðæt yfel ðæt þencaþ make them unable to do the evil that they devise; decidant a cogitationibus suis, Ps. Th. 5, 11

Nægling

(n.)

the name of Beowulf's sword

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the name of Beowulf's sword Nægling forbærst, sweord Beówulfes, Beo. Th. 5354; B. 2680

nǽming

(n.)
Grammar
nǽming, e; f.

Acceptanceagreementbargain

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Voc. i. 55, 54-56

nǽp-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
nǽp-sǽd, es; n.

Seed of turnip or of rape

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Seed of turnip or of rape Genim senepes sǽdes dǽl and nǽpsǽdes, Lchdm. ii. 24, 15. Nim senepsǽd and nǽpsǽd, iii. 88, 15

næs

(v.)
Grammar
næs, = ne wæs

was not

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was not Wǽre ðú tódæg on huntnoþe ? Ic næs, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 1 : 34, 9. Ðú nǽre mildsiend ofer heora cild, Blickl. Homl. 249, 6. Man næs, ðe ða eorþan worhte, Gen. 2, 5.

næsse

(n.)
Grammar
næsse, an; f.

A headlandpromontorycape

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A headland, promontory, cape Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan to the most northerly cape on earth, Met. 9, 43. Næssun (-an ?) litora, Germ. 400, 488

nafa

(n.)
Grammar
nafa, nafa = ne hafa.

a nave

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a nave

nafela

(n.)
Grammar
nafela, an ; m.

The navel

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Gl. 54, 13. Navela, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 50. Ðínum nafelan, Kent. Gl. 32. (Minutius) hiene (the elephant ) on ðone nafelan ofstang, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 11