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níd-genga

(n.)
Grammar
níd-genga, an; m.

One who is forced to go ⬩ one who goes in misery

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One who is forced to go or one who goes in misery Nacod nídgenga ( Nebuchadnezzar ), Cd. Th. 255, 32; Dan. 633

níd-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gestealla, an; m.

One who is closely bound to another by the ties of comradeship

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One who is closely bound to another by the ties of comradeship Hié á wǽron æt níða gehwam nýdgesteallan, Beo. Th. 1769; B. 882

Linked entry: níd-freónd

níd-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gilda, an; m.

One who is forced to pay

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One who is forced to pay Neádgilda debitor i. obnoxius, reus, Writ. Voc. ii. 139, 74

níhsta

(n.)
Grammar
níhsta, an; m.

A neighbour ⬩ proximus

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A neighbour; proximus Se ðe his neáhstan yfeles nán þing ne dyde, and se ðe hosp on his neáhstan ne sette, R. Ben. 3, 20-22. Ne girn ðú ðínes neáhstan wífes ( uxorem proximi tui ), Deut. 5, 21. Gif ðú wed nime æt ðínum nǽhstan, Ex. 22, 26.

Linked entry: neáhsta

niht-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
niht-egesa, an; m.

Terror by night

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Terror by night Ne ðú ðé nihtegsan ondrǽdest non timebis a timore nocturno, Ps. Th. 90, 5

niht-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
niht-wæcce, an; f.

A night-watch ⬩ vigil

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A night-watch, vigil Nihtwæccan vigiliae, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 22. Hyrdas wǽron waciende and nihtwæccan (-wæcan, MS. C.) healdende pastores erant vigilantes et custodientes vigilias noctis, Lk. Skt. 2, 8

níw-fara

(n.)
Grammar
níw-fara, an; m.

A new-comer ⬩ a 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

Norþriga

(n.)
Grammar
Norþriga, an; m.

A Norwegian

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A Norwegian Cnut cyningc ealles Engla landes cyningc, and Dena cyningc, and Norþrigena cyningc, L. C. E. pref.; Th. i. 358, 4

nunne

(n.)
Grammar
nunne, an ; f.

A nun ⬩ a vestal

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A nun, a vestal Árwurðe wudewe vel nunne nonna, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 30. Nunna, 72, 3. Nunne sanctimonialis, 284, 68. Wæs on ðam sylfan mynstre sum hálig nunne erat in ipso monasterio quaedam sanctimonialis femina, Bd, 4, 23; S. 595, 36.

Linked entry: non

pollegie

(n.)
Grammar
pollegie, polleie, an; f.
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Pennyroyal ; mentha pulegium Polleie, Lchdm. ii. 296, 23 : 350, 26. Pollege, ðæt on englis dwyrcge dwosle, i. 380, 10. Genim polleian, 118, 4 : ii. 318, 7. Genim pollegian, 138, 26: iii. 4, 9 : 16, 10. Pollegan, 28, 26: 48, 9

pusa

(n.)
Grammar
pusa, posa, an ; m.
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Áwurp stánas in tó ðám pusum, and besenc hý on sǽlícum ýþum, ii. 418, 6. Posa peram, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 8 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 3 : 10, 4

Linked entry: posa

be-tweonan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweonan, prep. dat. acc.

Between ⬩ inter

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Between; inter Unc betweonan between us two, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 10; Gen. 1902

be-twuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twuh, prep. dat. acc.

Between, among ⬩ inter

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Between, among; inter He gewícode betwuh ðǽm twám hergum he encamped between the two armies, Chr. 894; Th. 164, 23, col. 1. He betwuh him wunaþ he dwells among them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 10: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4

táh-spora

(n.)
Grammar
táh-spora, -spura, an; m.

The point of the toe(?)

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The point of the toe(?) Táhspura calcis finis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 47. v. hand-spora, hél-spure, sporu

þweora

(n.)
Grammar
þweora, an; m.

Crossness ⬩ peevishness

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Crossness, peevishness Ǽlc ðweora and ǽlc ierre and unweorðscipe ... sié ánumen fram eów omnis amaritudo, et ira, et indignatio ... tollatur a vobis (Eph. 4, 31), Past. 33; Swt. 222, 8. His múð hé sceal from ǽlcum þweoran (or adj.? v. L. E.

Linked entry: þweorh

þrot-bolla

(n.)
Grammar
þrot-bolla, an; m.

The gullet ⬩ windpipe

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Alf. pol. 51; Th. i. 94, 18. Ðrotbollan gurgilioni, Lchdm. i. lxx, 9. Þrotbollan gurguliones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 45: Hpt. Gl. 490, 20

þrotu

(n.)
Grammar
þrotu, an; f.

The throat

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Hé ( Judas ) gewráð ða forwyrhtan ðrotan, seó ðe lytle ǽr belǽwde Drihten, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 16. Woruldcara forsmoriaþ ðæs módes ðrotan, 92, 11. Þrotan gurguliones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 52

þrysce

(n.)
Grammar
þrysce, an; f.

A thrush

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A thrush Þryssce strutio, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 2. Þrisce trutius, 281, 23

Linked entries: þrisce þræsce

þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
þyrne, an; f.

A thorn-bush

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A thorn-bush Þyrne, thyrnae dumus, Txts. 57, 710. Þorn oþþe þynne dumus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 70. Þyrne frutices, ramos, 151, 44; dumus, i. spina, spineta, Wülck. Gl. 225, 23. Hé geseah ðæt seóþyrne ( rubus ) ... næs forburnen, Ex. 3, 2, 3.

úhtan-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
úhtan-tíma, an; m.

The time of nocturns

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The time of nocturns On úhtan-tíman, Btwk. 194, 14