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
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. Kmbl. 134; El.
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.]
níþ
Vexatious ⬩ rancorous
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Vexatious, rancorous Æfǽstum onǽled, níþum nearowrencum ( or níþum from preceding word? ), Exon. Th. 316, 5; Mód. 44. [Cf. he fell off heffne dun Inntill niþ hellepine. Orm. 13677.]
niþer
Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ below
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Down, beneath, below Niþer deorsum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niþer gedolfen beneath was the pit of hell dug for thee, Exon. Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423. Ðá hé nyþer ábeáh cum se inclinasset, Jn. Skt. 20, 5. Ic nyþer álǽte submitto, Ælfc
Linked entry: nieþer
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-full
Envious ⬩ malicious
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Envious, malicious Ǽfre biþ se níþfulla ( envious ) man on gedréfednysse, forðan ðe se anda his mód ǽlcere gástlícere blisse benǽmþ, Homl. Th. i. 606, 2. Se níþfulla wer ... se gesibsuma wer the malicious man ... the man that loves peace, Basil admn.
níþful-líce
Maliciously ⬩ enviously
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Maliciously, enviously Gé ðone rihtwísan Crist níþfullíce ácwealdon, Homl. Th. i. 46, 25
níþ-heard
Bold in battle ⬩ audacious
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Bold in battle, audacious Níþheard cyning (Constantine), Elen. Kmbl. 389; El. 195 : (Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 4826; B. 2417. Ðá wearþ sum tó ðæs árod ðara beadorinca, ðæt hé in ðæt búrgeteld níþheard néðde, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277
níþ-hygdig
Having the mind disposed to strife ⬩ bold
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Having the mind disposed to strife, bold Hyrsta swylce on horde ǽr níþhýdige men genumen hæfdon, Beo. Th. 6311; B. 3166
níþ-líce
Cowardly ⬩ meanly
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Cowardly, meanly Earhlíce ł níþlíce muliebriter, Hpt. Gl. 424, 1
níwane
Lately ⬩ recently
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Lately, recently Wénaþ ðæt ðæt ne sié eald gesceaft, ac síe geworden níwane, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 4
Linked entry: níwan
níw-bacen
New-baked
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New-baked Wé mid ús námon nígbacene hláfas panes calidos sumpsimus, Jos. 9, 12
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
níwunga
Anew
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Anew Níwunga (niówunga, Rush.) denuo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 40. Niúnge (niówunga, Rush.), Jn. Skt. 3, 3. Neówinga, Andr. Kmbl. 2787; An. 1396
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níwerne
Young ⬩ tender
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Young, tender Sum wíf mid hire nýwerenan (MS. Bodl. niwernan, glossed by tenero) cilde, Homl. Th. i. 566, 5
norþan-westan
From the north-west ⬩ a circio
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From the north-west; a circio, Hpt. Gl. 512, 11 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 44 : 98, 40
norþerne
northern
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northern Norþene ýst, Met. 6, 14. Norþerne wind africum, Ps. Lamb. 77, 26. Of Japhet com ðæt norþerne mennisc be ðære norþsǽ ... Europa on norþdǽle [is gedǽled] Japhetes ofspringe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 37. Hine gelǽhton sume ðæs norþernan folces some of
Norþ-hymbre
Northumbrian
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Northumbrian Ða Northymbran leóde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 95, 9
Norþ-hymbrisc
Northumbrian
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Northumbrian Tó Norþhymbriscum gereorde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97. 58