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nearu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu, we; nearu (o); indecl. f.

confinementduranceprisona straitdifficulty

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Nearu, nearo þrowian to be in straits, Andr. Kmbl. 828; An. 414: Beo. Th. 5182; B. 2594. Hé ǽr fela nearo néþende níða gedígde from many straits and strifes had he come safely, 4689; B. 2350. Hine of nearwum út forlét, Vald. 2, 8.

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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narrow, strait, confined, not spacious Neara scræf gurgustulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 29. Neare pyt puteus angustus, Kent. Gl. 901. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe (MS. B. nearuwe : Lind. nearuo : Rush. naarwe) geat ... Eálá hú neara (MS.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

nearu

Grammar
nearu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Wiþ nearwum breóstum, Lch. ii. 174, 6. evil, mean. v. nearulice ; <b>V;</b> nearu-þanc

nearu-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-sorh, -sorg, e; f.

Oppressive caregrievous trouble

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Oppressive care, grievous trouble Nearusorge dreáh, Elen. Kmbl. 2520; El. 1261

nearu-níd

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-níd, -néd, e; f.

Sore needgrievous trouble

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on nearo nédum in confinement by force ], Andr. Kmbl. 203; An. 102. From naronéðe de angusta (as if, angustia? ), Lk. Skt. p. 8, 6

nearu-searu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-searu, we; f.

A wile that causes restraint or confinement

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A wile that causes restraint or confinement (?) Hýdde wǽron þurh nearusearwe næglas on eorþan ( of the nails in the cross that had been buried ), Elen. Kembl. 2215; El. 1109

nearu-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-þanc, es; m.

Illiberal thoughtwickedness

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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

Linked entry: nearu-wrenc

nearu-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-wrenc, es; m.

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

nearu-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-bregd, es; n.

A wile or trick that brings others into straits

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A wile or trick that brings others into straits Néþde ic nearobregdum, ðǽr ic Neron biswác, ðæt hé ácwellan hét Cristes þegnas, Exon. Th. 260, 24; Jul. 302

nearu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-cræft, es; m.

An art that confines or imprisons

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An art that confines or imprisons (?) Beorh wunode on wonge nearocræftum fæst ðǽr on innan bær eorl gestreóna ... feá worda cwæþ : Hold ðú nú hrúse eorla ǽhte the mound stood on the plain firm in its prisoning powers (able to keep in durance the treasure

nearu-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-gráp, e; f.

A close grasp

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A close grasp Án wiht is ... hreóh and réþe hafaþ ryne strongne ... and be grunde faraþ ... neól is nearográp, Exon. Th. 491, 28; Rä. 81, 6

nearu-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-þearf, e; f.

Pressing need

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Pressing need Ic on ýðum slóg niceras nihtes, nearoþearfe dreáh, Beo. Th. 849; B. 422: Exon. Th. 5, 14; Cri. 69

nearu-ness

Grammar
nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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Add Geseah hé fréfrende gesyhðe, seó him ealle þá nearonesse (neara-, v.l.) þǽre gemyngedan sorge (omnem anxietatem memoratae sollicitudinis) áfyrde, Bd. 4, II; Sch, 406, 9.

nearu-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu-líc, adj.

Oppressivedistressinggrievous

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Oppressive, distressing, grievous Feala mé se Hǽlend hearma gefremede, níða nearolícra, Elen. Kmbl.1822; El. 913

nearu-þanc

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Feóndlices nearaþances ł hinderscypes spiritalis nequitiae, An. Ox. 378. Feóndlicra nearaþanca, bíswica spiritalium nequitiarum, i. fraudium, 763. Forlǽten wé . . . tǽlnessa and twy-sprǽcnessa, nlðas and nearoþancas, Verc. Först. 94, 3. Add

nearu-searu

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Similar entries Cf. nearu-þanc, -wrenc

nearu-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu-fáh, adj.

Disastrously hostilebearing enmity the result of which is to reduce others to straits

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Disastrously hostile, bearing enmity the result of which is to reduce others to straits Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges níð, him se gúþsceaþa Geáta leóde hatode and hýnde, Beo. Th. 4623; B. 2317

nearu-þancness

Linked entry: -þancness

nearu-wrenc

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Add: an evil, mean trick (?) Æfestum onǽled oferhygda ful, níðum, nearowrencum, Mod. 44

neár

(adj.)
Grammar
neár, neara, nearo.

Similar entry: neáh