Napron, s. apron, SkD; naprun, Prompt.—­OF. naperon, from nape, a cloth; Low Lat. napa; Lat. mappa (Punic word).

Narde, sb. nard, an unguent, W.—­Lat. nardus (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  vapdos] (Persian word).

Narwe, adj. narrow, C; narewe, S; nareu, S; narw3*, W; nearowe, S; neruwe, S; narwe, adv., closely, PP.—­AS. nearu, adv. nearwe.

Nas, pt. s. was not, S, S2; see Nam.

Nat, for Ne at, nor at, S2.

NaA deg., pr. s. has not, S, PP, S2; see Nabben.

Natiuite, sb. nativity, S2, C2.—­OF. nativitA(C) (Cotg.); Lat. natiuitatem.

Natte, sb. |*mat, scorium, buda, Voc., Cath.; natt, HD, Voc.; nat, Palsg.—­OF. natte (Cotg.); Late Lat. natta; Lat. matta (probably a variant of mappa).  See Napron.

Naue, Nauest; see Nabben.

Nau3*ty, adj. having nothing, very poor, P. See Nought.

Nauele, sb. navel, PP; nawle, W2; naule, PP; navyle, Voc.; nawelle, Voc.; nawylle, Voc.—­AS. nafela.

Nay, adv. nay, PP, S3, WA; nai, S, S2. Phr.:  nay whan, nay when? i.e. not so, when (will you do it), S3; withoute nay, without denial, G; it is no nay, there is no denying it, G, C2.—­Cp.  Icel. nei.

Nayl, sb. nail, finger-nail, S, C2; nayle, Voc.; neil, S; nayles, pl., PP.—­AS. nA|gel cp.  Icel. nagl.

Naylen, v. to nail, Cath.; na3*len, S; nailen, PP, C2.

Nayten, v. employ, use, S2, WA.—­Icel. neyta; cp.  AS. notian; weak verb, from Icel. njA cubedta; cp.  AS. nA(C)otan.  Cf. Noten.

Naytly, adv. neatly, fit for use, S2.—­From Icel. neytr, fit for use.

Naytyn, v. to deny, Prompt., SD, HD.—­Icel. neita.  Cf. Niten.

Ne, adv. and conj. not, nor, S, S2, S3.—­AS. ne, not, nor.

Neb, sb. face, S, HD. Der.:  nebsseft, face, appearance, presence, S2; nebscheft, SD.—­AS. nebb, beak, face (OET).

Nece, sb. niece, PP; neipce, granddaughter, S3; neece, WW (p. 417).—­AF. nece, niece; Late Lat. neptia; in the place of Lat. neptis, a granddaughter, a niece; see BH, ASec. 32.

Nedde, pt. s. had not, S; see Nabben.

Nedder, sb. adder, snake, H; neddyr, Cath., Prompt.; neddere, Cath. (n); neddre, S; nedyr, Voc.; nedyre, Voc.; naddren, pl., S; nadres, S; nedris, HD; neddren, S. Comb.:  nedyrcopp, spider, Voc.—­AS. nA|dre: Goth, nadrs; cp.  OHG. natrAi (Tatian).