Nama

According to the Old English Dictionary:

nama

Add: I. as the individual designation of a single person, animal, place, or thing :-- Mín nama ys Adonai, Ex. 6. 3. Mann wæs fram Gode ásend, þæs nama wæs Ióhannes (cui nomen erat Johannes), Jn. l, 6. Ðæs biscepes tíd and his módor, þǽre noma wæs SUNCERTAIN Anthiæ, Shrn. 71, 29. Brocceshám ðes dennes nama, ðes dennes nama Sængethryg, Billanora is ðes ðriddan nama, C. D. ii. 74, 1-2. Brettisc cyning, þám wæs nama Natanleod, Chr. 508 ; P. 14, 26: 975 ; P. 120, 8. Eádbryht, . . . þám wæs óþer noma nemned Præn, 794; P. 56, 6. Him ꝥ tó lytel yfel þúhte búton hié eác hié þæs naman benáme ipsum quoque Romae nomen persequentes, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 4. Gregorius, sé wæs óðrum naman genemned Nanzanzenus, Past. 173, 16. Laucius þe óþre noman wæs háten Genutius, Ors. 3, 3 ; S. 102, 2. Þæt tácen núgiét cúþ is on þǽre eá noman þæs consules sleges Fauiuses testatur hanc Fabii cladem fluvius Allia, sicut Cremera Fabiorum, 2, 8; S. 92, 17, Bizantium . . . be his noman wæs gehátenu Constantinopolim a Consiantino . . , Constantinofolis dicta, 3, 7 ; S. 116, 12. Þǽr wǽron on áwritene ealra þára rícestena monna noman, 6, 3 ; S. 258, 15. Naman, Past. 77, 16. Þám geatum mon áscóp þá noman þe hié giét habbað, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 14. Damascus getimbrode áne burh, and hire naman gesceóp be him sylfum Damascum Damascus Damascum condidit et nomen civitati dedit, Angl. vii. 44, 429. II, the particular word used to denote any object of thought not considered in a purely individual character:-- Ǽlc libbende nýten, swá swá Adam hit gecígde, swá ys hys nama, Gen. 2, 19. Ðǽre wambe nama getácnað ðæt mód . . . Of Salomonnes cuidum wé námon ðætte ðǽre wambe nama scolde tácnian ðæt mód, Past. 259, 5-8. Ic him selle beteran noman ðonne ððrum mínum sunum oððe dohtrum dabo eis nomen melius a filiis et filiabus, 407, 36. II b. a title of rank or dignity :-- Ðá ðe ðone noman underfóð and ðá endebyrdnesse ðæs hálgan hádes, Past. 31, 11. Hé ne mehte self habban þæs onwaldes noman (titulum imperatoris), Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 14. III. the name of God or Christ, with implication of divine nature and power inherent in it :-- Drihten úre God, hú wundorlic þín nama ys geond ealle eorðan, Ps. Th. 8, 2. Ðonne bistú daelniomende alra ðeára góda ðe ǽnig monn for his noman gedóeð, Txts. 174, 12. Men þá wilniað heora sáwla sellan for Dryhtenes naman homines qui tradiderunt animas suas pro nomine Domini nostri, Ll. Th. i. 56, 21: 92, 11. Ne nemn þú Drihtnes naman on ýdel, Ex. 20, 7. His noman wé sceolan weorþian mid wordum and dǽdum, Bl. H. 103, 27. Naman, Chr. 959; P. 115, 3.. IV. the reputation of some character or attribute, with gen. or clause :-- Hí mé habbaþ benumen mínes naman þe ic mid rihte habban sceolde; þone naman ic sceolde mid rihte habban ꝥ ic wǽre wela and weorþscipe, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 27. Hié wilniað ðæt hié gegítsien ǽt ðǽm ungetýdum folce wísdó;mes naman ut apud imperitum vulgus scientiae sibi nomen extorqueunt, student, Past. 365, 22. IV a. a distinguished name, reputation:-- Ic wille wyrcan mé naman and ofer-winnan lúdam, Hml. S. 25, 300. V. (one's) repute or reputation:-- Ðæt is ðæt mon his mearce brǽde, ðæt mon his hlísan and his naman (noman, ) mǽrsige, Past. 367, 13 Wurdon Læcedemonie swá swíde forslagen þæt hié náþer næfdon siþþan ne heora namon ne heora anweald, Ors. 3, I; S. 98, 8. VI. the mere appellation in contrast or opposition to the actual person or thing:-- Hé gesette Eugenius tó þǽm ríces noman, ꝥ hé cásere wǽre, and féng him self tó þǽm onwealde, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 12. Ðonne naman ánne wé lufodon ðætte wé Crístne wǽren, and swíðe feáwe ðá ðeáwas, Past. 5, 7. VII. in prepositional phrases, (1) be naman. (a) with verbs of naming :-- Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for þǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. Hé bebead ꝥ Hierusalem mon siþþan héte be noman Helium Hierosolymam Aeliam vocari praecepit, 6, 11; S. 266, 18 : El. 756: Chr. 975; P. 120, 28. (b) with verbs of calling upon, mentioning, &c. :-- Heó ongan swegles weard be naman nemnan, Jud. 81. (c) with verb of knowing, individually:-- Ic can þé be naman novi te ex nomine, Ex. 33, 12. (2) on (in) naman (α) in phrases expressing invocation of, reliance on, devotion to, (a) the persons of the Godhead :-- Ðǽr twégen oþþe þrý synt on mínum naman (in mínum noman, R.) gegaderode, Mt. 18, 20. Fulligeað hig on naman (in noman, R. ) Fæder and Suna and þæs Hálgan Gástes, 28, 19. Ꝥ gé dóð on mínum naman ánum of þysum lǽstum, Hml. S. 31, 84. Hié on þínum naman wunnon, Bl. H. 141, 12. Hé hine þǽr on Godes naman geandette, Ll. Th. i. 64, 21. On Drihtenes naman (in noman, R.), Mt. 21, 9. In Dryhtnes noman, Cri. 413 (β) power of evil :-- Hé clypode tó ðám fyrmestum deóflum, and on heora naman begól þone gramlican drenc, Hml. S. 14, 76. (b) in adjuration (α) by reference to the Deity or to saints :-- Ic bebiáde Eádwealde an Godes naman and an ealra his háligra ðet hé ðis wel healde, C. D. i. 297, 3. Ic bebióde on Godes naman (noman, v. l.) ðæt . . ., Past. 9, 2. Ic eów hálsige on Fæder naman, and on Suna naman . . ., and on ðaes Hálgan Gástes, Rtl. 114, 14. (β) by reference to heathen gods or evil spirits :-- Hé him geswór on his goda noman, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 178, 9. (c) in case of dedication :-- His mynster is æt Hwíterne, on Martines naman gehálgod, Chr. 565; P. 19, 14. (d) under the character or designation of :-- Sé ðe underféhð wítegan on wítegan naman (in noman wítgu, R.), Mt. 10, 41 : 42. v. bí-, cúþ-, fore-, fulluht-, Lǽden-, tó-nama. nama

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