mynster-gang
Going into a monastery ⬩ entering on a monastic life
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Going into a monastery, entering on a monastic life Heó ðonne mót gif heó wile ðæt forlǽtan and hyre mynstergang geceósan tunc, si velit, licebit ei id derelinquere, et vitam monasticam sibi eligere, L. Ecg. C. 20; Th. ii. 146, 23
mynster-hám
A monastic house ⬩ monastery
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A monastic house, monastery Gif hwá ðara mynsterháma hwelcne, for hwelcre scylde geséce, ðe cyninges feorm tó belimpe, oððe óðerne freóne hiéréd, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 23. Ðone oferécan mon gedǽle gind mynsterhámas tó Godes ciricum in Súðregum and
mynster-munuc
A monk who lives in a monastery
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A monk who lives in a monastery Ne þearf ǽnig mynstermunuc mid rihte fǽhþbóte biddan, L. Eth. ix. 25; Th. i. 346, 1. Ða mynstermunecas urnon tó. Homl. Th. ii. 176, 23. Benedictus mid his mynstermunecum, 178, 33: i. 532, 33
Linked entry: munuc
mynster-preóst
A priest who conducts service in a minster
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A priest who conducts service in a minster Wé lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta oððe mynsterpreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan circan dyre, ne binnan weohstealle bútan his oferslipe, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 8
mynster-þeáw
A monastic custom
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A monastic custom Cyriclíce þeáwas oððemynsterþeáwas ritus ecclesiastici sive monasteriales, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 24
nǽp-sǽd
Seed of turnip or of rape
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Seed of turnip or of rape Genim senepes sǽdes dǽl and nǽpsǽdes, Lchdm. ii. 24, 15. Nim senepsǽd and nǽpsǽd, iii. 88, 15
nafu-gár
An auger
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An auger Nabogaar terebellus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 21. Nabogár rotrum, 119, 31. Nafogár foratorium, 149, 74 : foratorium vel terebellum, 38, 50. Navegár terebrum, i. 16, 12 : 84, 63
nam-bred
A tablet on which names are written ⬩ a register
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A tablet on which names are written, a register Nombred albo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 35
ná-wiht
nothing ⬩ naught ⬩ a thing of no value ⬩ an evil thing ⬩ not
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Grammar ná-wiht, as subst. with gen. es; n. nothing, naught, a thing of no value, an evil thing Is tó cýðanne hwelc náwuht (náuht, Cott. MSS.) ðes woruldgielp is intimandum est, quam sit nulla temporalis gloria, Past. 41,1; Swt. 299, 6. Náwuhtes cearu
náwiht-fremmend
One who does evil
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One who does evil Genere mé fram níðe náht-frernmendra eripe me de operantibus iniquitatem, Ps. Th. 58, 2
neáh-búend
A near-dweller ⬩ a neighbour
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A near-dweller, a neighbour Ic eom neáh-búendum nyt, Exon. Th. 407, 8; Rä. 26, 2
neáh-freónd
A near friend or relation
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A near friend or relation Ðǽr wæs mycel menigo manna gegaderod his mága and eác óðra his néhfreónda, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 22
neáh-gebúr
A neighbour
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A neighbour Néhgebúr adfinis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 68 : convical, 135, 56. Míne frýnd and míne miáas and míne neáhgebúras amici mei, et proximi mei, Ps. Th. 37, 11. His neáhgebúras (néhebúras, Lind.: néhgibúras, Rush.) vicini, Jn. Skt. 9, 8. Hyre néhchebúras
neáh-gebýrild
A neighbour
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A neighbour Néhebýrildas vicinas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 9
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neáh-mǽg
A near kinsman
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A near kinsman His gebróðru and his neámágas fratres ejus omnisque cognatio illa, Ex. 1, 6. Neáhmága adfinium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 8. His néhmága sum and his worldfreónda, Blickl. Homl. 113, 9. Se man leóf his néhmágum and his worldfreóndum, 111, 27. Wífe
nearu-þanc
Illiberal thought ⬩ wickedness
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Illiberal thought, wickedness Feóndlícra nearaþanca spiritalium nequitiarum, Hpt. Gl. 426, 61. Syle heom æfter nearuþancum (nearoþancnysse, Ps. Lamb. 27, 4), wiðmétednyssa heora da illis secundum nequitiam adinventionum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 27, 5
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nearu-wrenc
A trick or wile that causes anxiety or trouble,
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A trick or wile that causes anxiety or trouble, Exon. Th. 316, 5; Mód. 44
nebb
a neb ⬩ nib ⬩ a beak ⬩ a beak-shaped thing ⬩ a nose ⬩ the gristle of the nose ⬩ the face ⬩ countenance
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a neb (dialect.), nib, a beak, a beak-shaped thing Neb rostrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 25. Ðæt nebb ( of the Phænix ) líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim, Exon. Th. 218, 24; Ph. 299. Neb ( of a ship ), 392, 1; Rä. 11, 1. Neb ( of a plough ), 403, 1; Rä. 22, 1. Nebb
neb-corn
A pimple on the face
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A pimple on the face Gif nebcorn on wífmannes nebbe weaxan ... hit áfeormaþ of ealle ða nebcorn, Lchdm. i. 118, 22-25
Nebrond
Nimrod
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Nimrod Freónd Nebrondes, Salm. Kmbl. 426; Sal. 213