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níd-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
níd-mǽg, es; m.

A near kinsmana cousin

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A near kinsman, a cousin Iohannes úres Dritenes nýdmǽg, L. Ælfc. P. 9; Th. ii. 366, 37

níd-nǽm

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nǽm, e; f.

A taking by forcerapine

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A taking by force, rapine Nǽnigum biscope álýfed sí ówiht of heora ǽhtum þurh nýdnǽme him on geniman ( violenter abstrahere ), Bd. 4. 5; S. 572. 36. Gif hwá binnan ðám gemǽrum úres ríces reáflác and niédnǽme dó, L. In. 10; Th. i. 108, 9

Linked entry: níd-nimu

níd-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
níd-nǽman, p. de

To take by forceto force a womanto ravish

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To take by force, to force a woman, to ravish Gif hwá nunnan gewemme oððe wydewan nýdnǽme, L. Eth. vi. 39; Th. i. 324, 25 : L. C. S. 53; Th. i. 406, 2, 3

níd-niman

(v.)
Grammar
níd-niman, pp. -numen

To take by forceravish

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To take by force, ravish Ðeáh heó nýdnumen (neád-, MS. B.) weorðe, þolige ðæra ǽhta, búton heó fram ðam ceorle wille eft hám ongeán and nǽfre eft his ne weorðe, L. C. S. 74 Th. i. 416, 13

Linked entries: níd-nǽman niman

níd-nimu

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nimu, (?), e; f.

A taking by forcerapine

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A taking by force, rapine Fulle sint nédnima (-nimende, Rush.) pleni sunt rapina, Mt. Kmbl. 23. 25. Full is mið nédnime, Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 39. Nédnioma rapinam, Rtl. 21, 18

Linked entry: -nimu

níd-syn

(n.)
Grammar
níd-syn, (?), níd-synn, e; f.

A sin of violence

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A sin of violence Hú ic becwom in ðis neowle genip nídsynnum (MS. mid synnum : Grein, níþsynnum) fáh, Cd. Th. 275, 32; Sat. 180

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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necessity, inevitableness Sum hit sceal geweorþan unáwendendlíce, ðæt biþ ðætte úre nýdþearf (néd-, Cott. MS.) biþ, and his willa biþ. Ac hit is sum swá gerád ðæt his nis nán neódþearf (néd-, Cott. MS.), and ðeáh ne deraþ nó ðeáh hit geweorþe, Bt. 41

níd-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þeów, es; m.

A slavethrall

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A slave, thrall Wé ðé, Hǽlend, biddaþ ðæt ðú gehýre hæfta stefne ðínra niédþiówa, Exon. Th. 22, 33; Cri. 361. Ne derige se hláford his mannum, ne forðan his nýdþeówan, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 3

níd-þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
níd-þeówian, p. ode

To reduce to servitudeto compel service from

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To reduce to servitude, to compel service from Gif man cirican nýdþeówige (cf ǽnig man heonan forþ cirican ne þeówige, L. Eth. v. 10; Th. i. 306, 27 : vi. 15; Th. i. 318, 26), L. N. P. L. 21; Th. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: þeówian

níd-þing

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þing, es; n.

A necessary thing

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A necessary thing Ealra neádþinga hé ( the monk) sceal hihtan and wilnigan fram his mynstres fæder (the abbot ), R. Ben. 57, 3

níd-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-wís, adj.

Necessarydue

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Necessary, due Lof neádwís laus debita, Hy. Surt. 49. 29. Neádþearflíc ł neádwís debitum, necessarium, Hpt. Gl. 424, 52. Swá swá se líchama biþ ontend þurh unálýfede lustas, swá eác byrnþ seó sáwul þurh neádwís wíte, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 19. Neádwísum

níd-wraca

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wraca, an; m.

One who is forced to be an avengerwho avenges an affront

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One who is forced to be an avenger, who avenges an affront Gif ǽnig gilda hwilcne man ofstleá, and hé neádwraca sí, and his bismer béte, fylste ǽlc gegylda, Chart. Th. 611, 29

Linked entry: wraca

níg-

(prefix)

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nis

Similar entry: neom

níw-cumen

(adj.)

newly come (to a particular belief)a neophyte

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newly come (to a particular belief), a neophyte Nícumen neophytus, Hpt. Gl. 480, 12. Se sylfa nígecumena (nícumena, nígcumene) bróðor, R. Ben. 101, 15. Be nígcumenra (nícumenra, Wells, Frag.) gebróðra andfenge, 97, 2. Tǽce him mon siððan tó nígcumenra

níw-fara

(n.)
Grammar
níw-fara, an; m.

A new-comera stranger

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A new-comer, a stranger Ic eom nífara hider on eorþan beforan ðé and ælþeódig incola ego sum apud te in terra, et peregrinus, Ps. Th. 38, 15

Linked entries: níw-gefara fara

níw-gecirred

(adj.)

newly converted

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newly converted Nígecerred neophytus, novellus, Hpt. 488, 4

Linked entry: ge-cirran

níw-hworfen

(adj.)

newly converted

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newly converted Betwux ðam níghworfenum folce ( the recently converted people of Kent ), Homl. Th. ii. 130, 27

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, es; n.

the ninth hourhora nonathe service held at the ninth hournones

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the ninth hour; hora nona Prím prima; undern tertia; middæg sexta; nón nona; ǽfen vesperum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-15 : R. Ben. 40, 13. Ða nigoþan tíde ðe wé nón hátaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 35. Ðá com nón dæges, Beo. Th. 3204; B. 1600. Hí him tó gewunon náman

nón-mete

(n.)
Grammar
nón-mete, es; m.

An afternoon meal

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An afternoon meal Nónmete merenda, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 14 : annona, 291, 2 : ii. 8, 67. On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa, búton morgenmetum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 192, 19