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Staff N of the Old English Wordbook.
For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Forshortenings.
Staff N of the Old English Wordbook.
| nadder | OE 'nædre' | 'n' | serpent |
| namecouth | OE 'namcúþ' | 'adj' | well-known |
| naft | OE 'næft' | 'n' | poverty |
| nafty | OE 'næftig' | 'adj' | poor |
| narrowneed | OE 'nearonéd' | 'n' | urgent need |
| narrowsorrow | OE 'nearosorg' | 'n' | crushing distress/sorrow |
| neac | 'OE hnaécan' | 'vb' | 'destroy, kill' |
| nease | OE 'neosan' | 'vb' | visit |
| nebb | 'OE nebbian' | 'vb' | 'retort, rebuke' |
| needbebode | OE 'nýdbebod' | 'vb' | command |
| needbetharf | OE 'níedbeþearf' | 'adj' | necessary |
| needbusy | OE 'nydbysig' | 'adj' | distressed |
| needfarer | OE 'nýdfarer' | 'n' | fugitive, exile |
| needhood | 'OE naéedhād' | 'n' | 'compulsion' |
| needheamed | OE 'níedhaémed' | 'n' | rape |
| neediwold | OE 'nýdgewald' | 'n' | tyranny |
| needling | OE 'níedling' | 'n' | slave |
| needneam | OE 'níednaém' | 'n' | seizure |
| needtharfly | OE 'níedþearflic' | 'adj' | necessary |
| needtharfness | OE 'níedþearfnes' | 'n' | necessity |
| needtheew | OE 'níedþéow' | 'n' | slave |
| needtheewy | OE 'nýdþéowigan' | 'vb' | reduce to slavery |
| neep | OE 'néopan' | 'vb' | engulf, overwhelm |
| neeth | OE 'néþan' | 'vb' | venture, risk, dare |
| ner | OE 'nerian' | 'vb' | save, rescue |
| nerstead | OE 'nerstede' | 'n' | refuge, sanctuary |
| nerend | OE 'nergend' | 'n' | saviour, preserver |
| nes | OE 'nesan' | 'vb' | escape from, survive, be saved |
| nesh | 'OE hnesce' | 'adj' | 'soft, effeminate' |
| neten | OE 'níeten' | 'n' | small animal, beast |
| nevil | 'OE nifol' | 'adj' | 'dark (foggy, misty)' |
| nige | 'OE hnīgan' | 'vb' | 'bend, bow down' |
| nim | 'OE nima' | 'vb' | 'take' |
| nithe | 'OE nīð' | 'vn' | 'spite, enmity' |
| nither | OE 'niðerian' | 'vb' | depress, abase, bring low |
| nitten | OE 'nyten' | 'adj' | ignorant |
| nittenness | OE 'nytennes' | 'n' | ignorance |
| noss | 'OE hnossan' | 'vb' | 'strike' |
| noughtly | OE 'náhtlic' | 'adj' | worthless, of no avail |
| noughtship | OE 'náhtscipe' | 'n' | worthlessness |
