nip
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Nipum rudente, Germ. 399. 451. (?)
níten
An animal ⬩ beast ⬩ cattle
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An animal, beast, cattle Ǽlc cuce þing vel nýten animal : ǽlces kynnes nýten pecus, jumentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 37, 38 : 78, 49. Réðe nýten feralis bestia, ii. 147, 54. Ðis nýten haec pecus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 10. Ðis nýten istud animal; ðyses
niþ
A place low down ⬩ an abyss
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A place low down, an abyss Lǽdaþ in ðæt sceaðena scræf, scúfaþ tó grunde in ðæt nearwe niþ, Cd. Th. 304, 22; Sat. 634
niþer-heald
Bent downwards
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Bent downwards Nis ðæt gedafenlíc, ðæt se módsefa monna ǽniges niþerheald wese, and ðæt neb upweard, Met. 31, 23
níþ-hete
A malignant foe
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A malignant foe Léton ðone hálgan bídan burh-wealle néh, his níþhetum, nihtlangne fyrst, Andr. Kmbl. 1667; An. 836
níþ-wundor
A wonder that bodes evil ⬩ a portent
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A wonder that bodes evil, a portent Ðǽr mæg nihta gehwæm níþwundor (niþ-, Grein) seón, fýr on flóde, Beo. Th. 2735; B. 1365
níw-bacen
New-baked
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New-baked Wé mid ús námon nígbacene hláfas panes calidos sumpsimus, Jos. 9, 12
níw-cealct
newly white-washed
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newly white-washed On ánum nícealtan (níwcilctan, MS. C.) húse in cubiculo nuper calce illito, Ors. 6, 32; Swt. 286, 30
Linked entry: cealct
níw-cenned
new-born
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new-born Mid hyre nícendum cilde cum recens nato parvulo, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 1
Linked entry: ní-cend
níw-gehálgod
newly consecrated
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newly consecrated Hieu se nígehálgode (níghálgoda) cynincg, Homl. Skt. 18, 326
Linked entry: ge-hálgian
níw-gehwirfed
newly converted
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newly converted Ðæt hé ða nígehwyrfedan (níghwurfedan, MS. C.; níghwerfdan, MS. V.) mid fulluhte áþwóge, Homl. Skt. 5, 126
níw-hwirfed
newly converted
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newly converted Níhwurfed ł nílǽred neophytus, Hpt. G1. 48o, 13
níw-líc
New ⬩ fresh
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New, fresh Bearn ðíne swá swá nýwlícra elebergena filii tui sicut nouellae oliuarum, Ps. Lamb. 127, 3
níw-tirwed
new-tarred
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new-tarred Flotan níwtyrwdne, Beo. Th. 595; B. 295
non
The title given to the older by the younger monks
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The title given to the older by the younger monks Ða yldran hyra gingran bróðor nemnen, and ða gingran hyra yldran nonnos (nonas, Wells, Frag.) nemnen, R. Ben. 115, 19
nón-gereord
A repast after the service of nones
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A repast after the service of nones Siððan hýðone forman cnyl tó nóne gehýren, gangen hý ealle from hyra weorce and dón hý gearuwe, ðæt hý mágon tó cirican gán, ðonne mon eft cnylle. Ðonne eft æfter heora nóngereorde rǽdan hý eft heora béc, R. Ben. 74
nón-sang
The service held at the ninth hour ⬩ nones
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The service held at the ninth hour, nones Ða seofon tídsangas . . . nónsang, L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 7. De officio nonae horae (nónsang), Btwk. 216, 31 : R. Ben. 39, 19 : 40, 7. Nónsang wé singaþ nonam psallimus, Hymn. Surt. 60, 35
nón-tíd
The ninth hour
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The ninth hour On undern, on midne dæg, on nóntíde, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 9
nón-tíma
The ninth hour
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The ninth hour On nóntíman wé sculon God herian, forðam on ðone tíman Crist gebæd for ðám ðe him deredon, and siððan his gást ásende, Btwk. 216, 31