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níw-cealct

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-cealct, -cilct

newly white-washed

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C.) húse in cubiculo nuper calce illito, Ors. 6, 32; Swt. 286, 30

Linked entry: cealct

níw-gehwirfed

(adj.)

newly converted

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C.; níghwerfdan, MS. V.) mid fulluhte áþwóge, Homl. Skt. 5, 126

nón-sang

(n.)
Grammar
nón-sang, es; m.

The service held at the ninth hournones

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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

Norren

(adj.)
Grammar
Norren, Noren; adj.

NorseNorwegian

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Norse, Norwegian Se Norrena cyng, Chr. 1066; Erl. 201, 12. Ólaf ðæs Norna cynges sunu, 201, 34

norþerne

(adj.)
Grammar
norþerne, adj.

northern

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Of Japhet com ðæt norþerne mennisc be ðære norþsǽ ... Europa on norþdǽle [is gedǽled] Japhetes ofspringe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 37.

norþ-folc

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-folc, es; n.

The northern division of a peoplethe people of the north of Englandthe people of NorfolkNorfolk

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Ðá geaf se cyng his sunu ðone eorldóm on Norþfolc and Súþfolc, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 4-5 : 1085; Erl. 218, 21

Norþ-Gyrwas

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Gyrwas, pl.

The northern division of the Gyrwas

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The northern division of the Gyrwas Norþ-Gyrwa syxhund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 19

Norþhámtún

(n.)

Northampton

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Northampton Ne innan Lægreceastre scíre, ne innan Norþhámtúne, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 36

norþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-here, es; m.

An army belonging to the north

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An army belonging to the north Heó (the English force ) gehergade swíðe micel on ðæm norþhere, ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, and manega men ofslógon ðara Deniscena, Chr. 910; Erl. l00, 13

norþ-sǽ

(n.)

a northern sea

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Of Japhet com ðæt norþerne mennisc be ðære norþsǽ, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 38. Án geweorc on Defnascíre be ðære norþsǽ, Chr, 894; Erl. 91, 8

norþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adv.

Northward

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Northward Hé éfste norþweard, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 28

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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Ic wille mid ðære geférrǽdene libban and ðære áre mid him notian ( enjoy with them the property given to them ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 344, 26. Grammar notian, with dat. Hwilc eówer ne notaþ cræfte mínon quis vestrum non utitur arte mea? Coll.

nytness

(n.)
Grammar
nytness, e; f.

Useutilityadvantageprofit

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Mid allum ðǽm nytnessum ge on fixnoþum ge on médwum ðe ðǽrtó belympaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 186, 5, 9

or-weorð

(n.)
Grammar
or-weorð, -wurð, es; n.
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C. 82, 15

oter-hola

(n.)
Grammar
oter-hola, an; m.
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An otter's hole Of ðam oterholan, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 23, 30

óþ-rówan

(v.)
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to row off Hié ú ó;þreówon they rowed out and away, Chr. 897 ; Erl. 96, 7

óþ-swimman

(v.)
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A. ) tó ðám scipum, Chr. 915; Erl. 105, 11

oððe

(con.)
Grammar
oððe, conj. I.
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Ðonne fóron hié oððe mid oððe on heora healfe, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 6.

Linked entry: eðða

Peác-land

(n.)
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the Peak of Derbyshire Eádweard cyning fór ðonan ( from Nottingham) on Peácland tó Badecan wiellon (Bakewell ), Chr. 924; Erl. 110, 11. v. next word

pearroc

(n.)
Grammar
pearroc, es ; m.
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Ðæs gemǽre is on eásthealfe spachrycg, on súðan plumwearding pearrocas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 258, 12