A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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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. x.x.xii. 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. hnaeppian
Nape, _sb._ == back of neck. Alys. 1347. Swed. nakke
Napping, _sb._ == sleep. Ps. lxxv. 6. AS. hnaeppung
Nare, == narrow, _q. v._
---- _v. a._ == oppress. Ps. x.x.xiv. 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. 'nu?te.' O. and N. 1749.
3. 'nute.' O. and N. 1008. neot.i.th. Alys. 3767
_pret. sing._ 3. 'nuste.' RG. 13
Neat, _sb._ == cattle. RG. 404, 518. AS. nten, neat
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. naeddre
Need, _sb._ == necessary duty. RG. 527
