Old English Dictionary Entry

Nípan

Related words: ge-nípan , ge-nip. nipan

Definitions

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1 nípan

p. náp, pl. nipon ; pp. nipen To grow dark :-- Ðonne won cymeþ, nípeþ nihtscúa, Exon. Th. 292, 24; Wand. 104. Náp nihtscúa, 307, 29; Seef. 31. Nípende niht, Beo. Th. 1098 ; B. 547 : 1302 ; B. 649.

Similar Words

-nág
-naþ
-neah
-neahhelíce
-neahlíce

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.: Beowulf
Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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