Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

GLOSSARIAL INDEX. ,11Nemne, i p. s. pr. name, call, i472. A. S. 7iemnan, to name.New-fanglenesse, sb. fondness fornovelty, I 7 c. 68. See Fangle inWedgwood.Nobles, sh. pi. nobles (coins sonamed) 2. 609. A gold noblewas worth 6s. Stf.Nocht, adv. naught, not.Nolde, pt. s. {for ne wolde), wouldnot, I. 190. Cf. A. S. nyllan,Lat. 7iolle, to be unwilling.NoneSj in phr. for the nones, i. e.for the once, for the occasion, i.183. O. E./or the naiies, a corruptionof for then a?ies. SeeOrmulum, ed. White, vol. ii. p.642.Nonys ;phr. for the nonys (mod.Y.. for the nonce) 3 h. 1167. Seeabove.Noonesteede, sh. S. noon-stead,place of noon, meridian, 24. 7.Wosell, pr. pi. nuzzle, noursle,nurse, rear up, 16. 309. Lat.nutrix.Note, I p. s. pr. know not, 2. 598.Equivalent to ne wot.No'WTie, fh. noon, 6. 372.Noyss-thyrlys, &h.pl. nostrils, 13.29. E. noitril — nose-thrill , fromA. S. \irlan, to thrill, drill.Nuly, at/z/. newly, lately, 15 a. 115.Nummer, sh. F. number, 22. 5625.Nutstiales, sh. pi. nutshells, i. e. ofsmall value, 14. 440. Shale,scale, shell are all the same word.ITyce, adj. F. foolish, silly, full oftricks, 4. 155. F. niais. It.fromnidiace, which Diez derivesIt. nido, a nest. Wedgwoodrefers it to Lat. nescius.Nyclit-liyrd, sb. guardian of thenight, 13. I.Nycthemyne, a name for the owl,13. II. See note.TSjl, pr. s. will not, I. 249. A. S.nyllati, to be unwilling.Nynt, adj. ninth, 11 a. 27.Nyss, adj. curious, 13. 238. E.nice. See Nyce.O, adj. one, one and the same, i.440. See On.Oblyste, /)/). F. obliged, 22.4691.Lat. ligare, to tie.Obseruance, sb. F. homage, 13.249.Obumbrat, pp. overshadowed, 13.66. Lat. obnmbrare, to shade,from umbraOccident, sb. F. west, 22. 5^59.Lat. cadere, to fall, sink.Occupyed, pt. s. made use of, employed,14. 557. Lat. occupare,to use, from capere.Of-newe, adv. anew, 3 b. 1295.Oliphant, sb. elephant, 4. 156.Probably from the Hebrew alephhindi, Indian bull.On, Jium. one, i. 789; Con, 3 6.1150; 00,10.93; Oo point =one bit, one jot, i. 198 ; O, oneand the same, l. 440. A. S. an,Lat. ntius, G. ein.On, prep, upon, in, i. 342. A. S.o?i, G. an; only another formof in.Onbydrew, pt. s. withdrew, continuedto draw aside, 13. 6.Ones, adv. once, i. 491. A. S.dnes.Onel^e, adv. scarcely, l. 217- SeeVnnetli.Onlappyt, pt. s. unfolded, unlapped,13. 114. A.S. l(£ppa, a lap, flap.Onlesum, adj. not permissible, unlawful,13. 210. O. E. lefsum,from A. S. lecif, leave, permission.See Leifsum.Onon, adv. anon, immediately, 6.422. A. S. on an, in one.Onschet, pt. s. un-shut, i. e. opened,13. 17; pt.pl.ii. 121.Onvale, v. to unveil, become unveiled,12. 20.Oo, Oon. See On.Oost, sh. F. host, army, 9. i. Lat.hoitis.Or, conj. ere, before, 2. 61S, 6. 1 81;