A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 150 : +n.o.ble+, _sb._ n.o.ble, a coin so called worth 6_s._ 8_d._, S3, C3, P, WA.--Cp. Late

+n.o.ble+, _sb._ n.o.ble, a coin so called worth 6_s._ 8_d._, S3, C3, P, WA.--Cp. Late Lat. _n.o.bile_ (Ducange).

+n.o.blen+, _v._ to enn.o.ble, C3.

+n.o.blesse+, _sb._ n.o.bility, worthy behaviour, S2, C3; magnificence, honour, C2.--F. _n.o.blesse_; OF. _n.o.blesce_; Late Lat. _n.o.bilitia_.

+n.o.blete+, _sb._ n.o.bleness, richness, S2.--OF. _n.o.blete_ (Bartsch); Lat.

_n.o.bilitatem_.

+n.o.bley+, _sb._ splendour, grandeur, dignity, n.o.bility, a.s.sembly of n.o.bles, C3, HD; +n.o.bleye+, S2, C2; +n.o.blay+, H, B, WA; +n.o.belay+, HD; +n.o.billay+, B.--AF. _n.o.blei_; Late Lat. _n.o.bletum_; cp. OF. _n.o.blet_ (Bartsch).

+Nodle+, _sb._ noddle, head, Prompt.; +nodyl+, Prompt.; +noddle+, Sh.

+Noff+, _for_ +Ne off+, nor of, S.

+Nok+, _sb._ nook, corner, piece, SD; +nuk+, B; +nwk+, B; +noke+, WA, HD. _Comb._: +feryng noke+, a piece of a farthing, S2; +nook-shotten+, sp.a.w.ned in a corner, Sh.

+Noke+, _in phr._: +atte noke+ = atten oke, at the oak, S2. See +Ook+.

+Nokke+, _sb._ nock, notch, Prompt. _Comb._: +nocke of a bow+, _oche de l'arc_, Palsg.

+Nol+, _sb._ the head, the neck, W, W2; +noll+, WA; +nolle+, PP.--AS.

_hnoll_, the top of the head.

+Nolde+, _pt. s._ would not, S; see +Nelle+.

+Nolle+, _1 pr. pl._ we desire not, S2; see +Nelle+.

+Nombre+, _sb._ number, C; +nowmber+, Cath.; +nummer+, S3.--AF.

_numbre_, _noumbre_; Lat. _numerum_ (acc.).

+Nombren+, _v._ to number, PP; +noumbren+, W2; +y-noumbred+, _pp._, S3.--AF. _numbrer_, _noumbrer_; Lat. _numerare_.

+Nome+, _sb._ pledge, hostage, S.--AS. _nam_, pledge seized (Schmid).

See +Nymen+. [[headword spelled +Nimen+]]

+Nome+, _sb._ name, PP, S, S2; +nam+, S2; +name+, Voc.--AS. _nama_ (_noma_): Goth. _namo_.

+Nomeliche+, _adv._ especially, S; +nameiche+, S2, C; +namelich+, P, S3; +namely+, PP.

+Non+, _adj._ no one, none, no, PP, S, S2; +noon+, C2; +nan+, S, S2; +no+, PP, S; +na+, S, S2, B; +nane+, B; +nenne+, _acc._, S. _Comb._: +na kyn+, of no kind, B; +nakin+, B; +na kyn thing+, in no degree, B, S2; +na kyn wiss+, no way, B; +nan more+, no more, S; +na more+, S, S2; +na mare+, S2; +na mo+, P; +nammo+, S2; +no mo+, C; +na ing+, nothing, not at all, S; +no ing+, S2; +no whar+, nowhere, S; +no war+, S; +no hwer+, S; +nour+, S2; +nou hwider+, no whither, S; +no hwider+, S; +no wider wardes+, in no direction, S; +nones kunnes+, of no kind, S; +nones weis+, in no way, S; +nanes weis+, S.--AS. _nan_.

+None+, _sb._ the hour of 'none,' i.e. the ninth hour, 3 p.m., also noon, mid-day, S, PP; +nowne+, S3; +noyne+, B; +non+, S, S2, PP; +noon+, PP; +nones+, _pl._, the noon-tide meal, PP. _Comb._: +nun-mete+, a noon meal, Prompt.; +none-chenche+, a noon-drinking, nunchion, SkD; +noone-steede+, place of noon, meridian, S3; +non-tid+, noon-tide, S.--AS. _non_; Lat. _nona_ (_hora_).

+Nones+, _in phr._ +for e nones+ (for +for en ones+), i.e. for the once, for the nonce, for the occasion, S2, S3, C2; +with the nones+, on the condition, G. See +Oones+.

+Nonne+, _sb._ nun, S2, C, C2, P; +nunne+, PP.--OF. _nonne_; Late Lat.

_nonna_; cp. AS. _nunne_, in the Laws (Schmid).

+Nonnerie+, _sb._ nunnery, S2.--OF. _nonnerie_.

+Noot+, _1_ and _3 pr. s._ know not, knows not, C; see +Not+.

+Noppe+, _sb._ nap (of cloth), Prompt., Cath.

+Noppe+, _v._ to take the nap off, Cath.--AS. _hnoppian_, see Voc.

+Norice+, _sb._ nurse, C, C2, SkD; +nurice+, SkD; +nursche+, W.--AF.

_norice_; Lat. _nutricem_.

+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+, nutsh.e.l.l, S3.--AS. _hnutu_.

[[Addition:]] 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.

+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. p.r.o.n._ and _conj._ neither, nor, PP, S, S2, SkD; +nothir+, B; +nouer+, S, S2; +nouur+, PP; +nower+, S; +nawer+, S2; +naer+, S; +nor+, SkD.--AS. _nahwaeer_ (_nawer_, _naer_). 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. _nu_.

+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_.

+Nought+, _neg. p.r.o.n._ and _adv._ nothing, not, C; +nouht+, S, PP; +nouct+, S; +nou?t+, PP; +noht+, S; +nocht+, S; +no?t+, S, S2; +noght+, S2; +nout+, S, S2; +nowt+, S; +nowi?t+, S; +nowiht+, S; +nacht+, S; +naht+, S; +nawiht+, S; +nawt+, S; +naut+, S; +na?t+, S2; +naght+, S2; +nau?t+, PP, S2; +naught+, C2; +nat+, PP, S2, C; +not+, W; +nogth+, H (Ps. 108. 25); +nouth+, S (18. 442); +nouthe+, HD. _Comb._: +nocht forthi+, notwithstanding, nevertheless, S2; +noght forthi+, H; +nat for thy+, S2.--AS. _nawiht_ (= _ne_ + _awiht_). See +Ought+.

+Nought+, _adj._ worthless, bad, naught, naughty, WW; +naught+, S3; +nauht+, PP. _Der._: +naughty+, bad, WW, Sh.; +nau?ty+, having nothing, PP.

+Noumbles+, _sb. pl._ entrails of a deer or beast, Palsg.; +nombles+, _burbilia_, Cath. (_n_) HD, Voc.; +nownbils+, Cath.; +nowmyllis+, Cath.

_Phr._: +numbles of a stag+, _nombles d'un cerf_ Cotg.--OF. _nombles_, pl.; cp. Late Lat. _numbulus_ for Lat. _lumbulus_, dimin. of _lumbus_, loin.