Nǽgan1 [] wv/t1b 3rd pres nǽgð past nǽgde ptp genǽged 1. 2 to address, approach, accost, speak to (often followed by wordum); attack; 2. see hnǽgan

nægl [] m (-es/-as) nail, peg; finger-nail, toe-nail, claw; plectrum, an instrument for striking the strings of a harp; in compounds handle

nægledbord² [] adj with nailed sides

nægledcnearr [] m (-es/-as) nail-fastened vessel, a vessel the planks of whose sides are nailed together

nægledcræt [] n (-es/-cratu) iron chariot

nægledsinc [] n (-es/-) studded vessel

næglian¹ [] wv/t2 to nail, fasten with nails

Nægling [] m (-es/-as) the name of Beowulf’s sword

næglseax [] n (-es/-) knife for cutting the nails, razor

nǽm [] f (-e/-a) a taking, receiving, acceptance

nǽmel [] adj receptive

nǽming [] f (-e/-a) bargain, contract, acceptance, agreement

nǽnig [] pron, adj no one, none, not any, no (used as noun w.g., and as adj); ~e þinga adv not at all, in no wise [ne + ǽnig]

nǽniguht [] adv in no wise, nothing, not, not at all

nǽnigwiht [] adv nothing, not, not at all, in no wise

nǽnigwuht [] adv in no wise, nothing, not, not at all

nǽp [] m (-es/-as) turnip, rape

nǽpsǽd [] n (-es/-) rape seed, turnip seed

nǽrende [] adj, ptc not being [ne + wesan]

Næs [] 1. see ne, wæs; 2. adv not, not at all [see nalæs]; 3. see næss; 4. past 3rd sing of nesan

næsc [] ? (-?/-?) fawn-skin

næsgristle [] f (-an/-an) nose-gristle, nose cartilage

næshlið [] n (-es/-u) declivity, slope (of headland) [dat pl ~hleoðum]

næss [] m (-es/-as) ness, cliff, headland, cape, land running out into water, promontory; ² earth, ground (in connection with under-, niðer-)

næssa [] m (-n/-n) ness, cliff, headland, cape, land running out into water, promontory; ² earth, ground (in connection with under-, niðer-)

næsse [] f (-an/-an) headland, promontory, cape

næsshlið [] n (-es/-hlioðu) the slope of a headland, promontory, cape, ness

næster [] ? (-?/-?) caucale, lipped vessel

næsþyrl [] n (-es/-) nostril

nǽtan¹ [] wv/t1b 3^rd pres nǽteð past nǽtte ptp genǽted to annoy, afflict, press upon, trample upon, crush, subdue, injure, destroy

nǽting [] f (-e/-a) blaming, upbraiding

ne [] 1. adv not, no; no, nay; 2. conj neither, nor

néadclamm [] n (-es/-) necessity, need, distress, extremity

néadcleofa² [] m (-n/-n) a prison

néadcofa [] m (-n/-n) prison

néadgafol [] n (-gafles/-) tax, tribute, a tax that must be paid

néadgewuna [] m (-n/-n) enforced custom, a necessary, suitable custom

néadgield [] n (-es/-) enforced payment, tribute, exaction

néadgielda [] m (-n/-n) debtor, one who is forced to pay

néadhád [] m (-a/-a) compulsion, force

néadhǽs [] f (-e/-e) order which one must obey, a command which is attended by compulsion

Néadian1 [] 1. wv/t2 to compel, force, constrain, urge, impel; to compel, force to do something; to constrain, force to or from something; nán mann ne móste néadian óðerne mára tó drincenne no one may force another to drink more; 2. see néodian

néadignes [] f (-se/-sa) obligation

néadnéod [] f (-e/-a) absolute, unavoidable necessity

néadprin? [] n (-es/-u) necessary equipment [or = néadþing?]

néadþing [] n (-es/-) necessary thing

néadung [] f (-e/-a) force or violence used against anyone, compulsion, necessity; [of pressure due to persons or circumstances]

néadunga [] adv forcibly, against one’s will, not willingly, under compulsion, of necessity

néadunge [] adv forcibly, against one’s will, not willingly, under compulsion, of necessity

néadwíte [] n (-es/-u) inevitable punishment

néadwraca [] m (-n/-n) avenger by necessity, one who is forced to be an avenger, who avenges an affront

néadwracu [] f (-e/-a) violence, misery caused by violence, distress

néadwrǽclíce [] adv violently

néah [] 1. adj near, nigh, close; late; [cmp néara, spl níehsta]; séo níehste hand the nearest relative; in cmp later, latter; in spl last, latest; (1) local; (2) marking relation, position, ororder; 2. adv near, nigh (of place, time); of degree, about, almost, nearly, lately; néar and néar nearer and nearer; æt níehstan next, at length, finally; in spl, of order in time,last; 3. prep w.d. of place, time near, close to; manner, according to

néahbúend [] m (-es/-) neighbor, a near-dweller

néahceaster [] f (-ceastre/-ceastra) a neighboring city, nearest town

néahcirice [] f (-an/-an) neighboring church

néahdǽl [] m (-es/-as) neighborhood, a neighboring part

néahdún [] f (-e/-a) neighboring hill

néahéa [] f (-/-) neighboring river

néahéaland [] n (-es/-) neighboring island

néahfæder [] m (-/-) near, neighboring father, a neighboring father of the church, one not belonging to distant parts [vicinus pater]

néahfeald [] adj intimate

néahfealdlic [] adj intimate

néahfréond [] m (-es/-fríend) near friend, near kinsman, near relation

néahgangol [] prep? w.d. placed near; adj in attendance on the person of the sovereign

néahgebúr [] m (-es/-as) neighbor

néahgebýren [] f (-ne/-na) neighbor

néahgebýrild [] m (-es/-as) neighbor

néahgehúsa [] m (-n/-n) neighbor

neahhe¹ [] adv sufficiently; abundantly; often, frequently; earnestly (1)

neahhie¹ [] adv sufficiently; abundantly; often, frequently; earnestly (2)

neahhige¹ [] adv sufficiently; abundantly; often, frequently; earnestly (3)

néahhergung [] f (-e/-a) warring close at hand, harrying in one’s neighborhood

néahland [] n (-es/-) neighborhood, a neighboring country

néahlǽcan [] irreg wv/t1b w.d. or tó to come or draw near, approach; be near; be like; cling to; [néah, lǽcan]; 1. of movement in space; 2. of movement in time; (1) with a nounor pronoun as subject; se dóm néahlǽcð the judgment draws near; (1a) with clause; nú néahlǽcð, þæt wé sculon úre ǽhta gesamnian it approaches that we shall gather our property; (2) with impersonal construction, to approach aseason or event; hit tó þǽm dóme néahlǽcð;

néahlǽcung [] f (-e/-a) a drawing nigh, approach

néahlic [] adj near, neighboring; adv ~líce nearly, almost, about; nearly, closely; hardly

néahmann [] m (-es/-menn) neighbor

néahmǽg [] m (-es/-mágas) near relation, near kinsman

néahmǽgð [] f (-e/-a) neighboring tribe, a neighboring province

néahmunt [] m (-es/-as) neighboring mountain

néahnes [] f (-se/-sa) nearness, neighborhood

néahhunmynster [] n (-mynstres/-) neighboring monastery or convent (1)

néahhunnmynster [] n (-mynstres/-) neighboring monastery or convent (2)

néahsibb [] 1. adj related; 2. f (-e/-a) affinity, near relationship, relationship

néahstów [] f (-e/-a) a neighboring place, place near; neighborhood

neaht [] f (-nieht/-nieht) night; see niht; [gen nieht, neahte; dat nieht; nom/acc pl nieht; gen/dat pl ~a/~um]

néahtíd [] f (-e/-e) approaching time, a time close at hand

néahtún [] m (-es/-as) neighboring town or village

néahþéod [] f (-e/-a) neighboring nation, a neighboring people

néahwæter [] n (-es/-) a neighboring piece of water

néahwest [] f (-e/-e), m (-es/-as) neighborhood, nearness, presence; the being with another, presence, society, fellowship, cohabitation [néah, wesan] (1)

néahwist [] f (-e/-e), m (-es/-as) neighborhood, nearness, presence; the being with another, presence, society, fellowship, cohabitation [néah, wesan] (2)

néahwudu [] m (-a/-a) neighboring wood

néalǽcan [] irreg wv/t1b w.d. to come or draw near, approach; be near; be like; cling to; [néah, lǽcan]

néalǽcung [] f (-e/-a) approach, access

néalic [] adj near, neighboring; adv ~líce nearly, about

nealles [] adv not, not at all, by no means

néan [] adv from near by; ~ and feorran from near and far; close at hand, near; nearly, about; of time, from a time near at hand

Neapolite [] m pl the Neapolitans

néar [] adv near, nearer; cmp of néah

néara [] adj later, latter, nearer; cmp of néah (1)

néarra [] adj later, latter, nearer; cmp of néah(2)

neart [] verb form art not; 2^nd person singular of wesan [ne art]

nearu [] 1. ² f? (-e/-a), n? (-wes/-) strait, danger, distress, difficulty; ~ þrówian to be in straits; confinement, durance, imprisonment; prison, hiding-place; 2. adj narrow, strait, confined, constricted, not spacious, limited, petty; narrow, limited, poor, restricted; strait, oppressive, causing anxiety (of that which restricts free action of body or mind), causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive; oppressed, not having free action; strict, severe

nearubregd [] n (-es/-) a wile or trick that brings others into straits

nearucræft [] m (-es/-as) an art that confines or imprisons?

nearufáh [] adj disastrously hostile, bearing enmity the result of which is to reduce others to straits

nearugráp [] f (-e/-a) a close grasp

nearulic [] adj oppressive, straitened; adv ~líce narrowly, within narrow limits, closely, briefly, accurately; narrowly, closely, briefly, accurately; narrowly, exactly, strictly, stringently, oppressively, grievously; evilly; closely, tightly; illiberally?, evilly

nearuníed [] f (-e/-a) urgent need

nearunes [] f (-se/-sa) 1. strait; small space; 1a. a narrow space, a place of small extent; 2. scantiness; 2a. a physical inconvenience, difficulty, troublesome action; 3. oppression, distress (of body); nearunes bréostes oppression of the chest; 4. distress (of mind), anxiety, tribulation, trouble, grief; 5. scantiness, (1) of space; (2) of means

Níed [] f (-e/-a) 1. necessity, inevitableness; what is necessary; 2. necessity, need, urgent requirement, compulsion, duty;for, of ~e of necessity, unavoidably; 3. a necessary business, duty; ús is níed, þæt…it is our bound duty that…; errand, business; 3a. necessity from the facts or circumstances of the case; 4. need, what one wants; 5. necessity, need, difficulty, hardship, distress, trouble, pain; 6. violence, force, compulsion, exercised by or upon person; 7. the name of the rune for n; 8. a condition of affairs placing one in difficulty or distress; a time of difficulty; exigency, emergency; 9. a condition marked by the lack or want of some necessary thing, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition; 10. a matter requiring action to be taken, a piece of necessary business; 11. a particular point or respect in which some necessity or want is present or felt; 11a. a necessary article, necessary of life12. ~ is it is necessary or needful (with dat. infin. or clause); a. w.d. person; ~ habban to be under a necessity to do something; (to have) need of, (to have) need, be in want; 13. see see néod

Níedan [] wv/t1b 1. to compel, force, urge, press, exercise constraint or compulsion upon one; 2. to force to something; (1) with tó and a noun; hé hine tó leornunge níedde he forced him to learning; (2) with dative infinitive; hé níedde tó healdenne he forced to hold; (3) with clause

níedbád [] f (-e/-a) toll, due, exaction, blackmail; bodily torment

níedbádere [] m (-es/-as) toll-collector, one who exacts toll

níedbebod [] n (-es/-bebeodu) an urgent command, mandate

níedbehǽfdlic [] adj necessary

níedbehǽfednes [] f (-se/-sa) necessity, a need

níedbehǽfnes [] f (-se/-sa) requisite, what is needful

níedbehéfe [] adj needful, necessary; w.d. person and dative infinitive lenctentíd is níedbehéfe eallum mannum tó gehealdenne Lent is necessary for all men to observe

níedbehof [] adj necessary, needful (1)

níedbehoflic [] adj necessary, needful (2)

níedbeþearf [] adj necessary

níedboda [] m (-n/-n) one who announces violence or distress, messenger of evil?

níedbryce [] m (-es/-as) necessary use, requirement, need

níedbysig [] adj troubled by distress, distressed

níedbysigu [] f (-e/-a) distress, toil, trouble

níedcostung [] f (-e/-a) a distressing trial, affliction

níeddǽda [] m (-n/-n) one who does something under compulsion

Níede [] adv 1. of necessity, as a natural, inevitable consequence, from force of circumstances;2. of necessity, because a law, natural, moral, or human, is to be satisfied; 3. from force, under compulsion, without free-will; 4. of need, needs, necessarily, compulsorily; instrumental sing of níed

níedenga [] adv necessarily, by force, forcibly, against a person’s will