A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

My3*t, sb. power, S2; see Myght.

My3*te, pt. s. might, S2; see Mahte.

Na, adv. not, S; see No.

Na, adj. no, S; see Nan.

Nabben, v. not to have; naue, 1 pr. s., PP; nauest, 2 pr. s., S; nauestu, thou hast not, S; nastu, S; naueAz, pr. s., S; naA deg., S, PP, S2; neAz, S2; nabbeAz, pl., S2; naue, S2; nadde, pt. s., S; nad, PP; nedde, PP, S2; nauedes, 2 pt. s., S; nA|ueden, pl., S.—­AS. nabban (= ne habban).

Nabod, for Ne abod, abode not, S. See Abiden.

Nacioun, sb. nation, C; nacion, Cath., WA.—­AF. nacioun, naciun; Lat. nationem.

Naddren, pl. adders, S; nadres, S; see Nedder.

Nadrinke, for Ne adrinke, let (it) not drown, S.

Naht, sb. night, SD; see Nyght.

Naht, adv. not, S; see Nought.

Nahte, pt. s. had not, S; see Owen.

Naked, adj. naked, bare, undefended by body-armour, PP, C3; naket, PP, S; nakid, S2; nakit, S2. Phr.:  in naked bedde, au lict couchA(C) tout nud, Palsg., HD, ND.—­AS. nacod; cp.  OHG. nakot (Otfrid), Icel. naktr.

Naken, v. to lay bare, SkD (s.v. naked).—­ONorth. (ge)nacian (Mk. 2. 4).

Naker, sb. kettle-drum, S2, C, HD.—­OF. nacre, also nagaire, nacaire, naquaire, anacaire (cp.  Byzantine Gr. [Greek:  anahkaron]); a word borrowed from the Turks; cp.  Kurdish nakAira, see Ducange, Diez.

Naknen, v. to strip; nacnes, pr. s., S; nakned, pp., HD.

Nale; in phr. Atte nale for At ten ale (at Azen ale), at the ale, P. See Ale.

Nam, 1 pr. s. am not, S, S2, P, C; nA|m, S; nart, 2_pr. s_., S. S2; nis, pr. s., is not, S, C, C2; nys, S; nas, pt. s., S, S2, HD, PP; nes, S, S2; nere, pl., S, S2, C; neoren, S; nare, S.—­ONorth. nam (= ne am).

Nam, pt. s. took, S; see Nimen.

Nameliche, adv. especially, S2, C; see Nomeliche.

Nan, adj. none, no, S; see Non.

Nap, sb. cup, S; neppe, dat., S.—­AS. hnA|p (Voc.); cp.  OHG. hnapf, OF. hanap (Bartsch), Low Lat. nappus (Ducange).

Nappen, v. to nap, slumber, nod, PP, C3, W. Der.:  napping, slumber, W2; nappy, sleep-inducing, S3, ND.—­AS. hnA|ppian.

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