nafu
A nave
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A nave Nafu modialis, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 55. Sió nafa (nafu, Cott.) néhst ðære eaxe, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 29. Sió nafu, Fox 222, 1. Se nafa, 222, 12. Fæst on ðære nafe, 222, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12
Linked entry: nafa
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-wela
False wealth ⬩ wealth that is not really wealth
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False wealth, wealth that is not really wealth Gé wénaþ ðæt eówre náuhtwelan (nóht-, Cott. MS.) síen eówra gesǽlþa, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 37
nefene
A niece ⬩ grand-daughter
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A niece or grand-daughter Bróðer dochter vel suster dohter, nefene neptis, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 72. Nefenu[m] nepotibus (neptibus?), Hpt. Gl. 485, 42
neód-spearuwa
An active, restless sparrow
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An active, restless sparrow (cf. (?) sparuwe is a cheaterinde brid; cheatereð euer ant chirmeð, A. R. 152), Ps. Th. 123, 6
Linked entry: spearwa
nepte
Nep ⬩ nip ⬩ cat's mint
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Nep or nip (v. E. D. S. Plant-Names), cat's mint Nepte nepita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 40. Nepte, i. 30, 21. Nepte. Ðás wyrte man nepitamon, and óðrum naman nepte nemneþ, and eác Grécas hý mente orinon hátaþ, Lchdm. i. 208, 7-9. Nefte, ii. 122, 13 : 316, 5
nest-pohha
A bag for food ⬩ wallet
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A bag for food, wallet Nestpoha pera, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 10
Linked entry: pohha
níd-cleofa
A prison
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A prison Ðæt hine man of nearwe and of nýdcleofan fram ðam engan hofe up forléte, Elen. Kmbl. 1419; El. 711. In nédcleofan nearwe geheaðrod, 2249; El. 1276. Ðá wæs carcernes duru behliden . . . symle heó wuldorcyning herede in ðam nýdclafan, Exon. Th
níd-gewuna
A necessary, suitable custom
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A necessary, suitable custom (v. néd, IV) Neádgewuna debitus usus, i. congruus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 72
níd-hǽmestre
A woman who has been violated ⬩ a mistress
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A woman who has been violated, a mistress Nédhǽmestran amatricis, Hpt. Gl. 509, 70
Linked entry: hǽmestre
níd-máge
A near kinswoman ⬩ a cousin
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A near kinswoman, a cousin Ǽfre ne geweorðe ðæt cristen man gewífige on ðæs wífes nýdmágan ðe hé ǽr hæfde, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 16. Nédmágan, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 24
níd-nima
One who takes by force
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One who takes by force Nédniomu violenti, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 12. Nédnioma (-niomo, Lind.) raptores, Lk. Skt. Rush. 18, 11
Linked entry: nima
níd-wædla
A needy person
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A needy person Ðú scealt on wræc hweorfan nacod niédwædla, neorxna wanges dugeþum bedǽled, Cd. Th. 57, 16; Gen. 929
Linked entry: wǽdla
níd-wyrhta
One who acts from necessity ⬩ an involuntary agent
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One who acts from necessity, an involuntary agent Se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe hé misdéþ, se biþ ðý beteran dómes symle wyrðe, ðe hé nýdwyrhta wæs ðæs ðe hé worhte, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 23-25. On mænigre dǽde ðonne man biþ nýdwyrhta, ðonne biþ se
Linked entry: níd-dǽda
nihte-gala
A nightingale
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A nightingale Nihtegala luscinia, Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 25
nihte-gale
A bird whose note (v. galan) is heard at night ⬩ the night-raven ⬩ the nightingale
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A bird whose note (v. galan) is heard at night. the night-raven Naechthraebn, ali dicunt nectigalae noctua, Ep. Gl. 16 b, 15; but more generally the nightingale Naectegale luscinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 30 : roscinia, 119, 23. Nectægalae roscinia, Ep.
Linked entry: -gale
niht-scúa
The darkness ⬩ shades of night
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The darkness, shades of night Ðonne nípeþ nihtscúa, Exon. Th. 292, 24; Wand. 104 : 307, 29; Seef. 31. Æfter nihtscúan, 162, 5; Gú. 971. Under nihtscúwan, Cd. Th. 124, 10; Gen. 2060. Neowle nihtscúwan, 184, 28; Exod. 114
níþ-draca
A hostile ⬩ malicious dragon
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A hostile, malicious dragon, Beo. Th. 4538; B. 2273
níþ-loca
A place where one is shut up in misery
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A place where one is shut up in misery Under níþ-loc[an] gebunden, under bealuclommum, Exon. Th. 463, 3; Hö. 64
níþ-sceaða
A malignant foe
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A malignant foe, Exon. Th. 397, 23; Rä. 16, 24