nearu

nearu
1. 2 f? (-e/-a), n? (-wes/-) strait, danger, distress, difficulty; \nearu þrówian to be in straits; confinement, durance, imprisonment; prison, hiding-place; 2. adj narrow, strait, confined, constricted, not spacious, limited, petty; narrow, limited, poor, restricted; strait, oppressive, causing anxiety (of that which restricts free action of body or mind), causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive; oppressed, not having free action; strict, severe

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  • nearu — narrow …   The Old English to English

  • nearuþanc — m ( es/ as) wickedness, evil thought, illiberal thought …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • nearuþancnes — f ( se/ sa) wickedness …   Old to modern English dictionary

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  • narrow — nearu …   English to the Old English

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  • Narrow — Nar row (n[a^]r r[ o]), a. [Compar. {Narrower} (n[a^]r r[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Narrowest}.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Narrow gauge — Narrow Nar row (n[a^]r r[ o]), a. [Compar. {Narrower} (n[a^]r r[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Narrowest}.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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