N.

Nail, sb. == clavus. HD. 712. AS. nægel

—— == unguis. K. Horn, 238

—— v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. part. ‘ynailed.’ 93 β

Naked, adj. RG. 458, 557. AS. nacod. This word is a participle of a verb, of which the root is nag (cf. ON. gnaga), meaning to gnaw, strip off bark or covering from anything

Nakedhed, sb. Alys. 7056

Nakins, == no kind. Ps. xxxii. 16

Name, sb. RG. 367

—— v. a. pret. ‘nempnede.’ RG. 28

Namely, adv. RG. 381, 537

Nanmon, == no more. RG. 291

Nap, sb. == napkin. Rel. S. v. 107. Fr. nape. Lat. mappa

Nap, v. n. == sleep. Ps. lxxv. 7. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. hnæppian

Nape, sb. == back of neck. Alys. 1347. Swed. nakke

Napping, sb. == sleep. Ps. lxxv. 6. AS. hnæppung

Nare, == narrow, q. v.

—— v. a. == oppress. Ps. xxxiv. 5

Narrow, adj. RG. 401; [nare]. Fr. Sci. 318. AS. nearo

—— adv. == narrowly, closely. O. and N. 68

Natheless, == nevertheless. RG. 375

Navel, sb. Alys. 493. AS. nafela

Nawighte, adv. == not at all, not a bit. Ps. lxxvi. 3

Nay, adv. Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Ne, == not. O. and N. 48. RG. 470

—— == nor. O. and N. 905, 906. RG. 470

In composition. A. With the verb To Be

pres. sing. 1. ‘nam.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. 2. ‘nart.’ O. and N. 407. 3. ‘nis.’ RG. 454

pret. sing. 3. ‘nes.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 52. ‘nas.’ RG. 372

pl. ‘nere.’ RG. 376

pret. conj. ‘nere.’ O. and N. 22

B. With the verb To Have

pret. sing. 1. ‘navy.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. 2. ‘nast.’ Ibid p. 102, 103. 3. ‘nath.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. ‘nafdh.’ Rel. S. v. 80

pl. 3. ‘nabbeth.’ O. and N. 253

pret. sing. 2. ‘naddest.’ O. and N. 1509

pl. ‘nadde.’ RG. 19

pres. conj. 3. ‘nabbe.’ Rel. S. v. 41

C. With the verb To Will

pres. sing. 1. ‘nul.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32, ‘nullyt.’ Id. ibid.

2. ‘nyltu.’ RG. 13. ‘nultu.’ O. and N. 903

3. ‘nele.’ O. and N. 1480.

pl. 3. ‘nolle.’ RG. 265. ‘nulleth.’ O. and N. 1762

pret. ‘nolde.’ RG. 508. ‘noldestu.’ Rel. S. v. 167

D. With the verb To Wit

pres. sing. 1. ‘not.’ O. and N. 1619. 3. ‘not.’ RG. 518

pl. 2. ‘nuȝte.’ O. and N. 1749. 3. ‘nute.’ O. and N. 1008. neotith. Alys. 3767

pret. sing. 3. ‘nuste.’ RG. 13

Neat, sb. == cattle. RG. 404, 518. AS. nýten, neát

Neb, sb. == face. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 24. AS. neb

Neck, sb. RG. 539, 375. AS. hnecca

Necromancy, sb. Alys. 137

Nedre, sb. == adder. RG. 43. AS. næddre

Need, sb. == necessary duty. RG. 527

—— == service, help. RG. 403. O. and N. 388

—— v. n. 976 B. RG. 370

Need, v. n. == dare. Alys. 6525, AS. néðan

Needful, adj. == needy. Ps. cviii. 22. Sermon, 17

Needing, sb. == need. Ps. ix. 10

Needle, sb. RG. 99

Needless, adj. 1664 B.

Needy, adj. RG. 330

Neeres, sb. == reins, kidneys. Ps. xxx. 3. ON. nyra. Dut. nier. Cf. ‘kydneer,’ the form found in Wiclif, Ex. xxix. 13

Neghtsom, adj. == propitious. Ps. lxiv. 4; lxxvii. 38. AS. hnǽgan

Neigh, v. n. RG. 459. part. ‘neyghynge.’ Alys. 1872. AS. hnæegan

Neighbour, sb. RG. 538

Neighing, sb. Alys. 2091

Neither, pron. [nother]. RG. 421; conj. [nother]. O. and N. 465; [nouther]. Wright’s L. P. p. 102

Neld, sb. == needle. Sermon, 22

Nende, sb. == end. RG. 153, 297

Nephew, sb. RG. 325, 393

Nere, sb. == ear. Ps. xxx. 3

Nese, v. n. == sneeze. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. niesan

Nesh, adj. == soft, tender. 1623 B. O. and N. 1385; [neys]. HD. 217. AS. hnesc

—— v. a. == make soft. part. ‘nesched.’ Ps. liv. 22

Neshly, adv. == softly. [nessely]. RG. 435

Nest, sb. O. and N. 282

Nestle, v. n. Ps. ciii. 17

Net, sb. HD. 752

Nether, [nyther] == lower. 522 β. sup. ‘netherest.’ Ps. cxxxviii. 15. ‘nythemeste.’ Fr. Sci. 331

Netherward, adv. [notherward]. O. and N. 144

Nettle, sb. O. and N. 593

Neve, sb. == fist, neif. HD. 1917. ON. hnefi

Never, adv. RG. 13; [newe]. RG. 468

Nevereft. 946 B.

Neverthelater, adv. RG. 11

New, adj. [nywe]. RG. 375; [nowe]. O. and N. 1127

—— sb. == infant. Ps. xviii. 8

—— v. a. == renew. Ps. xxxviii. 3

Newe, == never. q. v.

Next. See Nigh

Nice, adj. == silly, foolish. RG. 109, 106. Fr. niais

Nifle, v. n. == talk folly, drivel. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211

Nigh, adj. [neȝ]. 94, 208 B.; [neh]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. sup. ‘next.’ RG. 11; [nest]. Wright’s L. P. p. 59

Nigh, v. n. == draw near to. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. Alys. 781

Night, sb. RG. 383. gen. absol. ‘nightes’ == in the night-time, or ‘by night.’ O. and N. 238

Nightingale, sb. O. and N. 4, 13. AS. nightgale, from ‘galan,’ to sing

Nighwhat, == almost. RG. 81, 398

Nime, v. a. == take. 822 B.; pret. ‘nome.’ RG. 367; ‘nam.’ 285 B.; ‘neme.’ 254 B.; part. ‘ynome.’ RG. 3; part. ‘niming’ == taking prisoners. Alys. 1614. AS. niman

Nine. RG. 382, 393

Nineteen. RG. 517

Nineteenth, adj. RG. 421

Ninety. RG. 485

Ninth, adj. RG. 473

Nithe, v. a. == lower, bend. Marg. 17

Nithe, sb. == hatred, envy. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. AS. níð

—— v. n. == strive, emulate. Ps. xxxvi. 8

Nitheful, adj. == malicious. M. Ode, 138

Nithemest, adj. == nethermost, lowest. Fragm. Sci. 331

Nithing, sb. == villain. K. Horn, 202. AS. níðing

No, adv. ‘no shaltow’ == shalt thou not. Alys. 6925

No, adj. == none. 24 B.

Noble, adj. RG. 367

Nobleman, sb. RG. 393

Nobleye, sb. == nobility. RG. 376, 420

Nobly, adv. RG. 367; [noblelike]. HD. 2640

Noise, sb. RG. 151, 396. Fr. noise. Prov. nausa. Lat. nausea

Noll, sb. == head. Pol. S. 157. AS. cnoll, hnol

Nomore, adv. [namore]. RG. 384

None, adj. before a consonant. RG. 369, 370; [nond]. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 35.

—— == no one. RG. 468

Nook, sb. == ‘note’ or value? ‘not a far-things nook.’ HD. 820

Nook, sb. == corner, nook. Ps. cxvii. 22. ON. hnocki, a hook; hence an angle or corner

Noon, sb. RG. 398

North. RG. 14

Northern, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 51

Northward, adv. 1127 B.

Norye, sb. == a foster-child. Alys. 4730

Nose, sb. RG. 94

Not, adv. [noȝt]. 102 B.

Note, sb. (in music). St Dunstan, 165

Note, sb. == use, power, possession. O. and N. 51. AS. notu. The Jesus Coll. MS. however reads ‘vote,’ i. e. ‘foot’

—— v. a. == employ. O. and N. 1031

Notheles, adv. ‘notheles A’ == without the aid of A. Alys. 3658

Nother, conj. == nor. RG. 421

Nothfulhede, sb. == use, advantage. Ps. xxix. 10

Nothing. RG. 367

Nought, == nothing; [naȝt]. RG. 403; [noȝt]. 1094 B.

Nourish, v. a. [norysy]. RG. 434, [norischi]. 1876 B.

Nourishing, sb. == nourishment. Fragm. Sci. 382

Now, adv. [nou]. RG. 368; [nouthe]. RG. 458

Nowe, sb. == cattle. Body and Soul, 73. Yorksh. ‘nowie.’ ON. naut

Nowhere, adv. RG. 428

Nowhither, adv. Body and Soul, 179

Noy, v. a. == annoy. 198 B.

Nughtsom, v. n. == abound. Ps. lxiv. 14. AS. genihtsumian

—— v. a. == make to abound. Ps. xlix. 19

Number, sb. RG. 396

Numbering, sb. RG. 61

Nun, sb. RG. 370. Fr. nonne

Nunnery, sb. RG. 369

Nut, sb. HD. 419. Alys. 5193. AS. hnut

Nutmeg, sb. Alys. 6792. Fr. muguette, noix muscade

Nycke, v. == ‘to nycke nay.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Nyte, v. a. == use, enjoy. HD. 941. AS. neotan. ON. nyta

Nythemest, == lowest. See Nether