Nirwett

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - nirwett

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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nirwett
m. I. narrowness :-- Ic hit geféran ne mehte for ðara wega nerwette (propter angustas semitas), Nar. 25, 5. II. a narrow place, pass :-- Se engel eode intó ánum nyrwette angelus ad locum angustum transiens, Num. 22, 26. III. oppression of the chest, difficulty of breathing :-- Hit fremaþ myclum gedruncen wið nyrwyt, Lchdm. i. 140, 1 : 144, 17. and next word. nirwett

Related words: nearuness

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