Norischen, v. to nourish, PP; norischi, S2; norishen, C2; nurischen, W, W2; nurschen, PP; norsshen, PP.—­OF. noriss-, stem of norissant, pp. of norir; Lat. nutrire.

Norture, sb. good breeding, nurture, SkD, G.—­AF. norture, noriture; Late Lat. nutritura (Ducange).

Noselen, v. to thrust the nose in, to nuzzle; nosyll, Palsg.; nousle, Sh.  See Nese.

Noselen, v. to cause children to put their noses in, to nurse, to rear up, to fondle closely; nosell, S3; nousle, Sh.; nusled, pp., HD (s.v. nousle).

Nose-thirl, sb. nostril, W2; see Nese.

Not, 1 and 3 pr. s. know not, knows not, PP, S, S2; noot, PP, C; note, S3; niten, pl., S; nuten, S; nuste, pt. s., S, S2, PP; nyste, S2; niste, C2; neste, PP; nyst, pl., PP; nesten, S.—­AS. nytan (==ne witan).  See Witen.

Notable, adj. well-known, conspicuous, notorious, dazzling, WW.—­OF. notable; Lat. notabilem.

Note, sb. nut, S, S2, Voc.; nute, SkD. Comb.:  not-heed, a head like a nut, C; note-muge, nutmeg, S2, C2; note-migge, Prompt.; nut-shale, nutshell, S3.—­AS. hnutu.

Note, sb. nut.  A better explanation of not-heed is ’with the hair of the head closely cut.’  The verb to nott means to cut the hair close. ‘Tondre, to sheer, clip, cut, powle, nott’; Cotgrave. [Addition]

Note, sb. business, attempt, employment, labour, S, S2, WA; not, B.—­AS. notu, use, employment.

Noteful, adj. useful, serviceable, H.

Noten, v. to enjoy, S; notye, PP.—­AS. notian, to enjoy; cp.  Icel. neyta.  Cf. Nayten.

Nother, neg. pron. and conj, neither, nor, PP, S, S2, SkD; nothir, B; nouA deg.er, S, S2; nouA3/4ur, PP; nowA deg.er, S; nawA3/4er, S2; naA deg.er, S; nor, SkD.—­AS. nAi-*hwA|A deg.er (nAiwA3/4er, nAiA3/4er).  See Other.

Nou, adv. now, PP, S, S2; nu, S, S2. Comb.:  nou a dayes, now-a-days, PP; now and now, occasionally, C2.—­AS. nA

Nouche, sb. clasp, buckle, jewel, CM, WA; nowche, C2, Prompt., SkD; ouche, WW; owche, SkD; ouches. pl., broaches, monilles, Cotg., WW; owchis, WW.—­OF. nouche, nosche, also nusche (Roland); OHG. nuscha.