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níd-behéfe

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Add: necessary Nédbehéfe ys þá gyltas forceorfan necessarium est ipsas culpas succidere, Scint. 8, 4. Ꝥ is nýdbehéfe, Chrd. 111, 6. with dat. of person Ús ys þín líf nýdbehéfe gít, Hml. 8. 22, 226: 28, 142: Scint. 8, 4. <b>II a.</b> with

níd-behéfness

(n.)
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níd-behéfness, e ; f.
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What is needful Ealle nýdbehǽfnysse hé wæs dǽlende þám þe þæs behófodon, Hml. S. 30, 8

Linked entry: be-héfness

níd-brýce

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níd-brýce, l.
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-bryce

níd-faru

(n.)
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At end of first line l. there for the, see Txts. p. 149

níd-gráp

(n.)
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níd-gráp, e; f.
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A violent grasp, forcible clutch Nýdgrápum :nimeð, Reim. 73

níd-hǽmdere

(n.)
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níd-hǽmdere, níd-hǽmedre, es; m.
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A violator of chastity, an adulterer Nýdhǽmedra stuprorum (Venus stuprorum amatrix, Ald. 62, 19), An. Ox. 7, 304: 8, 240. Nýdhǽmedran, 2, 333. Cf. unriht-hǽmdere

Linked entry: hǽmdere

níd-hús

(n.)
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níd-hús, es; n.
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A necessary room Sýn eác binnan claustre slǽpern, beódern, hǽdern, and ealle þá neódhús þe bróðra beþurfon (cetere habitationes usibus fratrum necessariae), Chrd. 21, 18

níd-lic

(adj.)
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níd-lic, adj.
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Necessary Swígendum ná éþelíce mæg lácnung gedafenlicre and neódlicre sprǽce beón gegearwnd, Scint. 41, 2

níd-ling

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Add: a captive Hit gelamp ꝥ Langbeardisce men gehergedon .xl. neadlinga dum fere quadringentos captivos Longobardi tenuissent, Gr. D. 232, 24

níd-mǽg

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níd-máge

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Oft týne oððe twelfe ǽlc æfter óðrum scendað þæs þegnes cwenan and hwílum his dohtor oððe nýdmágan, Wlfst. 162, 21. Add

níd-micel

(adj.)
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The full passage in Bl. H. is: Medmycel ǽrende wé þyder habbað, and ús is þearf ꝥ wé hit þéh gefyllon we have an unimportant errand thither, and we must however carry it out, 233, 11. The poem seems to support the idea contained in nédmicel, that of urgency

níd-nimend

(n.)
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níd-nimend, e ; f.
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Rapine Fulle sindun nédnimende and unclénnisse pleni sunt rapina et immunditia, Mt. R. 23, 25. Cf. þeófend for suffix

Linked entry: -nimend

níd-sibb

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Niédsybba necessitudinum (Osburgae mihi contribulibus necessitudinum nexibus conglutinatae, Ald. 1. 12), An. Ox. 9, 5. Add

níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.
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Oft sé sláwa ágǽlð ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrceanne plerumque piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25. Add

níd-þeów

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Hláforda gehwylc áh swýþe micele þearfe þæt hé his men rihtlíce healde; and hit bið his ágen þearf þæt hé his neádþeówum beorge swá hé betst mæge, Wlfst. 300, 4. Add

níd-þrafung

(n.)
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níd-þrafung, e; f.
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Harsh reproof Sé ðe suá forbýgð ðone wielm and ðone onrǽs his hátheortnesse for ðǽm ðe hine mon sleá mid líðelicre andsuare, ðonne bið his unðeáw ofslægen bútan ǽlcre niédðrafunga, suá suá Isael wæs deád bútan orde qui ergo a fervoris sui impetu sub

Linked entry: þrafung

nyhtsum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
nyhtsum-ness, e; f.
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Abundance Of nihtsumnesse (abundantia) blisse gesibsum mann byð oncnáwen, Scint. 11, 13

nytweorþ-ness

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Hwilc nytwyrðnes (utilitas) on mínum blóde ?, Ps. L. 29, 10. Netwearnes commoditas, An. Ox. 8, 68. Gif se hýredes ealdor tó lytele note and nytwyrðnesse (-weorþ-, v. l.) on his heorde angyt quicquid paterfamilias utilitatis minus potuerit invenire, R.

open-ness

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Add: manifestation Þá gesceáwiað þá opennysse þǽre godcundan onlíhtnysse þe heora líchaman symle geclǽnsiað mid sýfrum þeáwum, Hml, S. 23 b, 42